[Sa.mar.i.tan] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. LL samaritanus, n. & adj., fr. Gk samarites inhabitant of Samaria, fr. Samaria] (bef. 12c) 1: a native or inhabitant of Samaria
2. [fr. the parable of the good Samaritan in Lk 10:30-37]: one ready and generous in helping those in distress -- samaritan adj, often cap