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benefactor
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ben·e·fac·tor  (bn-fktr)
n.
One that gives aid, especially financial aid.

[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin benefacere, to do a service; see benefaction.]

benefactor
Noun
a person who supports a person or institution by giving money
benefactress fem n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.benefactor - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
benefactress - a woman benefactor
bondswoman, bondsman - someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter - person who makes a gift of property
donor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
fairy godmother - a generous benefactor
good person - a person who is good to other people
good Samaritan - a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
do-gooder, humanitarian, improver - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
liberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
accommodator, obliger - someone who performs a service or does a favor
offerer, offeror - someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
sponsor, supporter, patron - someone who supports or champions something
provider - someone who provides the means for subsistence
rescuer, savior, saviour, deliverer - a person who rescues you from harm or danger
sparer - someone who refrains from injuring or destroying
uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"

benefactor
Translations
Spanish benefactor [ˈbɛnɪfæktəʳ] nbienhechor m
French benefactor [ˈbɛnɪfæktəʳ] nbienfaiteur m
German benefactor [ˈbɛnɪfæktəʳ] nWohltäter m
Italian benefactor [ˈbɛnɪfæktəʳ] nbenefattore m

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