- Samaritan⇄adj. 1. of or having to do with Samaria or its people.
2. (Figurative.) characteristic of a Good Samaritan; unselfish; charitable.
Ex. a Samaritan society. - Samaritan⇄noun 1. a native or inhabitant of Samaria, a region and ancient kingdom of northern Palestine.
2. (Figurative.) a person who helps another in trouble or distress; Good Samaritan; unselfish person. - Samaritan⇄Samaritan, noun, adjective.