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philanthropist |
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philanthropist noun humanitarian, patron, benefactor, giver, donor, contributor, altruist, almsgiver He is a philanthropist and patron of the arts. Translations philanthropist [fɪˈlænθrəpɪst] N → filántropo/a m/f philanthropist n → Menschenfreund(in) m(f), → Philanthrop(in) m(f) (geh) philanthropist [fɪˈlænθrəpɪst] n → filantropo/a philanthropist [fɪˈlænθrəpɪst] n → filantropo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A GREAT Philanthropist who had thought of himself in connection with the Presidency and had introduced a bill into Congress requiring the Government to loan every voter all the money that he needed, on his personal security, was explaining to a Sunday-school at a railway station how much he had done for the country, when an angel looked down from Heaven and wept. Instructions were then despatched to the Philanthropist for the departure and arrival, in good time for dinner, of Mr. I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and the most repellant man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor. |
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