/bɛˈnʌfæˌktɚ/ - [benufakter] - ben•e•fac•tor
We found 5 definitions of benefactor from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: benefactors |
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benefactor - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | ||
helper | ||
good person a person who is good to other people | ||
benefactress a woman benefactor | ||
bondsman, bondswoman someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else | ||
bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter someone who converses or confers (as in a conference) | ||
donor person who makes a gift of property | ||
fairy godmother a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine | ||
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, patron, supporter a regular customer | ||
provider someone who provides the means for subsistence | ||
rescuer, savior, saviour, deliverer someone who saves something from danger or violence | ||
sparer someone who refrains from injuring or destroying |