Philanthropoid

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. informal

    "The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness."

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"The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness."

Etymology

From philanthropy + -oid.

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