Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who practises altruism; a person devoted to the welfare of others: opposed to egoist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to
egoist .
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- noun One imbued with
altruism ;
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- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
Etymologies
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Examples
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So I have no idea where this ridiculous idea that he's an altruist is coming in, because it is Just Plain Dumb.
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In any case, the nhl. com article claiming that he took less in the way of salary because he's an altruist is On The Drugs.
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I have met with at least one Indian "altruist" IT "icon" on appointment and he appeared to be completely clueless and at a loss for words and ideas.
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I have met with at least one Indian "altruist" IT "icon" on appointment and he appeared to be completely clueless and at a loss for words and ideas.
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Scratch and "altruist," and watch a "hypocrite" bleed (Michael Ghiselin, The Economy of Nature and the Evolution of Sex, 1974 p274).
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Chomsky traces this non-partisan 'altruist' foreign policy in the US back to Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms as the American president from 1913 to 1921.
Hossein Derakhshan: Obama Shares Bush's Goals in Foreign Policy
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Making me out as some kind of altruist or something. '
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We often misuse the word "altruist" and apply to true heroes who are motivated by real love of neighbor rooted in God.
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I can't understand how anyone could use the world 'altruist' in a pejorative sense.
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Chomsky traces this non-partisan 'altruist' foreign policy in the US back to Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms as the American president from 1913 to 1921.
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