philanthropoidn.adj.

Brit.

/fᵻˈlanθrəpɔɪd/, U.S.

/fəˈlænθrəˌpɔɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: philanthropist n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < philanthrop- (in philanthropist n.) + -oid suffix, humorously after anthropoid n.Coinage of the term is variously attributed to Edwin R. Embree, Frederick Keppel, or Raymond S. Rubinow; compare quots. 1937 at main sense, 1949 at main sense, and the following:1996 N.Y. Times Apr. 12/4 A self-styled philanthropoid who made a science of giving away other people's money, Mr. Rubinow coined the term in Chicago in the 1930's while working for the Julius Rosenwald Fund.

Originally U.S. humorous.

A professional philanthropist; a person who dispenses funds for a charitable or grant-awarding institution. Also as adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > relating to professional charity worker

philanthropoid1937

philanthropoidal1957

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > charitable person or almsgiver > professional charity worker

relief worker1878

fundraiser1881

philanthropoid1937

1937 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. 18/6 Dr. Keppel spoke as a ‘philanthropoid’, which, he said, was a member of a ‘minor sub-caste in American life’ charged with the preparation of material upon which lay boards controlling trust funds acted and with the carrying out of the laymen's directions.

1949 Harper'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.

1966 Economist 31 Dec. 1391/3 Most of these complaints about ‘philanthropoid man’ are well on the way to being out of date.

1989 Nature 20 Apr. 682/2 Philanthropoids are people who earn their living by giving away someone else's money, and it was they who insisted that their jobs were not necessarily easy.

2003 National Rev. (Nexis) 16 June To my knowledge, he was the first philanthropoid to achieve procedural efficiencies by fusing the roles of grantor and grantee—tracing smoothly the arc from benefactor to beneficiary.

Derivatives

phiˌlanthroˈpoidal adj. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > relating to professional charity worker

philanthropoid1937

philanthropoidal1957

1957 Britannica Bk. of Year 512/1 The adjectival and adverbial forms philanthropoidal and philanthropoidally also occurred.

phiˌlanthroˈpoidally adv. rare

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adverb] > charitably > in manner of professional charity worker

philanthropoidally1957

1957 Britannica Bk. of Year 512/1 The adjectival and adverbial forms philanthropoidal and philanthropoidally also occurred.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	philanthropoid
释义	philanthropoidn.adj. Brit. /fᵻˈlanθrəpɔɪd/, U.S. /fəˈlænθrəˌpɔɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: philanthropist n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < philanthrop- (in philanthropist n.) + -oid suffix, humorously after anthropoid n.Coinage of the term is variously attributed to Edwin R. Embree, Frederick Keppel, or Raymond S. Rubinow; compare quots. 1937 at main sense, 1949 at main sense, and the following:1996 N.Y. Times Apr. 12/4 A self-styled philanthropoid who made a science of giving away other people's money, Mr. Rubinow coined the term in Chicago in the 1930's while working for the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Originally U.S. humorous. A professional philanthropist; a person who dispenses funds for a charitable or grant-awarding institution. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > relating to professional charity worker philanthropoid1937 philanthropoidal1957 society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > charitable person or almsgiver > professional charity worker relief worker1878 fundraiser1881 philanthropoid1937 1937 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. 18/6 Dr. Keppel spoke as a ‘philanthropoid’, which, he said, was a member of a ‘minor sub-caste in American life’ charged with the preparation of material upon which lay boards controlling trust funds acted and with the carrying out of the laymen's directions. 1949 Harper'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. 1966 Economist 31 Dec. 1391/3 Most of these complaints about ‘philanthropoid man’ are well on the way to being out of date. 1989 Nature 20 Apr. 682/2 Philanthropoids are people who earn their living by giving away someone else's money, and it was they who insisted that their jobs were not necessarily easy. 2003 National Rev. (Nexis) 16 June To my knowledge, he was the first philanthropoid to achieve procedural efficiencies by fusing the roles of grantor and grantee—tracing smoothly the arc from benefactor to beneficiary. Derivatives phiˌlanthroˈpoidal adj. rare ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > relating to professional charity worker philanthropoid1937 philanthropoidal1957 1957 Britannica Bk. of Year 512/1 The adjectival and adverbial forms philanthropoidal and philanthropoidally also occurred. phiˌlanthroˈpoidally adv. rare ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adverb] > charitably > in manner of professional charity worker philanthropoidally1957 1957 Britannica Bk. of Year 512/1 The adjectival and adverbial forms philanthropoidal and philanthropoidally also occurred. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1937
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