philanthropist
n.
charitable donor, benevolent person
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in
philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to
charitable causes. The term may apply to any
volunteer or to anyone who makes a
donation, but the label is most often applied to those who donate large sums of money or who make a major impact through their volunteering, such as a
trustee who manages a philanthropic organization.
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philanthropist
Noun
1. someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
(synonym) altruist
(hypernym) donor, giver, presenter
(hyponym) Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie
Philanthropist
(n.)
One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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philanthropist
Synonyms and related words:
Maecenas, Robin Hood, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor, awarder, backer, benefactor, benefactress, benevolist, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor, contributor, do-gooder, donator, donor, fairy godmother, feoffor, financer, funder, giver, grantor, humanitarian, imparter, lady bountiful, patron, patroness, power for good, presenter, settler, social worker, sponsor, subscriber, sugar daddy, supporter, testate, testator, testatrix, vouchsafer, welfare statist, welfare worker, well-doer
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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