benefactor
Meaning of benefactor
noun
- a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
a low-interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall
late Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’ (see benefaction).
Information about benefactor
- It is a name.
- The plural form of benefactor is: benefactors.
- Languages in which benefactor is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of benefactor
bene-fac-tor
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- benefactor is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
benefactor synonyms
Meaning helper:
Meaning a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause:
Meaning a female benefactor:
Meaning a person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc:
Meaning a person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially:
Meaning a business or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising:
Meaning a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production:
Meaning a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition:
Meaning a person who donates something, especially money to charity:
Meaning a person who donates to a cause:
Meaning a person who receives a publication regularly by paying in advance:
Meaning a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes:
Meaning a person who agrees with or supports a sentiment, opinion, or ideology:
Meaning a person who supports a cause, organization, or country by giving financial or other help:
Meaning a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise:
Meaning archaic term for philanthropist:
Translation of benefactor
- Italian: offerente, donatore
- French: donateur
- Spanish: donante
- Portuguese: doador
- German: Spender, Geber, Gönner
Words that rhyme with benefactor
Actor, Factor, abactor, abstractor, actor, attractor, autotractor, bioreactor, calefactor, cephalotractor, chiropractor, coactor, cocontractor, coenactor, cofactor, compactor, contactor, contractor, cornfactor, counteractor, cryoextractor, detractor, distractor, effractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, factor, hydroextractor, hyperreactor, idemfactor, impactor, infractor, lithofractor, malefactor, manufactor, multifactor, nonactor, nonfactor, nonreactor, olfactor, photoreactor, playactor, postfactor, prefactor, proactor, protractor, reactor, redactor, refractor
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