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Philanthropist

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who loves humankind in general.
  2. 2
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or institution who seeks to improve the world, especially by monetary gifts.

    "[…]and with a passing vague wonder as to what manner of man the ‘philanthropist’ might be who had more money than he knew what to do with,[…]"

Etymology

From philanthropy + -ist; compare French philanthrope.

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