benefactor
noun/ˈbenɪfæktə(r)/
/ˈbenɪfæktər/
(formal)- a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
- a generous benefactor
- friends and benefactors of the hospital
- The equipment was funded by friends and benefactors of the hospital.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc2- A private benefactor donated $20 000.
- He was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- wealthy
- great
- …
- donate something
- give something
- benefactor to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.Definitions on the go
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