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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•man•i•tar•i•an /hyuˌmænɪˈtɛriən/USA pronunciation adj. - having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people, as by eliminating poverty.
n. [countable] - a person who promotes humanitarian causes.
hu•man•i•tar•i•an•ism, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•man•i•tar•i•an (hyo̅o̅ man′i târ′ē ən or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. - having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- Philosophyof or pertaining to ethical or theological humanitarianism.
- pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the alleviation of suffering:a humanitarian crisis.
n. - a person actively engaged in promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.
- Philosophya person who professes ethical or theological humanitarianism.
- humanit(y) + -arian 1810–20
humanitarian, + adj. - pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the alleviation of suffering:a humanitarian crisis.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: humanitarian /hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən/ adj - having the interests of mankind at heart
n - a philanthropist
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