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philanthropoid orig. U.S.|fɪˈlænθrəpɔɪd|
[f. philanthropist + -oid, joc. after anthropoid a. and n.]
A professional philanthropist, a worker for a charitable or grant-awarding institution. Also attrib. or as adj. Hence phiˌlanthroˈpoidal a.; phiˌlanthroˈpoidally adv.
1949Harper's Mag. Mar. 9/1 Edwin R. Embree..calls himself a ‘philanthropoid’, a term which he and Frederick Keppel of the Carnegie Corporation coined some years ago to describe a person who gives away other people's money. 1957Britannica Bk. of Year 512/1 Coinages with a more colloquial or individualistic ring were..philanthropoid, one who disburses the money of a philanthropic institution or foundation. The adjectival and adverbial forms philanthropoidal and philanthropoidally also occurred. 1959Fortune May 110/2 Philanthropoid is what Jonathan King cheerfully calls himself. King has spent most of his adult life giving away money. 1966Economist 31 Dec. 1391/3 All of this brings a danger that there will be in-breeding of ideas, grants going round in circles... Representatives of the best foundations try to avoid this... Indeed, most of these complaints about ‘philanthropoid man’ are well on the way to being out of date. 1977Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 17/3 I'm not playing the role of the hard-headed tycoon who thinks all philanthropoids are Socialists and all university professors are Communists. |