philanthropistnoun [ C ]
uk/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pɪst/us/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pɪst/a person who helps the poor, especially by giving them money:
a donation from a wealthy 19th-century philanthropist
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Generous & charitable
- altruistic
- beneficent
- big-hearted
- bountiful
- charitable
- free
- generosity
- handout
- humane
- humanitarian
- humanity
- Lady Bountiful
- lavish
- munificent
- open-handed
- philanthropic
- public-spirited
- sweet
- unsparing
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philanthropy
noun [ U ] uk/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pi/us/fɪˈlæn.θrə.pi/