benefactor

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Again he covered himself up with his cloak, but now neither the lodge nor his benefactor was there.

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  1. noun One that gives aid, especially financial aid.

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  • My agreement with Karfa (as I have already related) was to pay him the value of one prime slave, for which I had given him my bill upon Dr. Laidley, before we departed from Kamalia: for, in case of my death on the road I was unwilling that my benefactor should be a loser. —  Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
  • They regard as a benefactor, anybody who can rescue them from their scrape, with due form of ceremony and guarantee of dignity. —  The Romance of a Pro-Consul
  • In some cases, for example, where the benefactor is a child, the law states that more than one person must act as the administrator. —  This is Money | Home
  • When a person buys a gift card through Leverage and names an organization as the benefactor, the charity would get 50\% of the profit from that gift card. —  Paul & Matt's Sports Attack
  • I must fawn on him as my benefactor, I suppose. —  The Northern Iron
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protector ·  patron ·  philanthropist ·  mentor ·  founder ·  contributor ·  donor ·  savior ·  statesman ·  patriot ·  ruler ·  conqueror

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benefactor:   benefactors
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin benefacere, to do a service; see benefaction.

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  1. from Late Latin benefactor, from benefacere, do good to: see benefaction.
 

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/bɛnəˈfæktər/
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