Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is actuated by a philanthropic spirit; one who loves mankind, or wishes well to his fellow-men and endeavors to benefit them by active works of benevolence or beneficence; one who from philanthropic motives endeavors to do good to his fellows.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who loves
mankind (the human race) in general. - noun A
very generous person or institution.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
Etymologies
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Examples
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_Once a philanthropist and always a philanthropist_.
The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits William Hazlitt 1804
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For most of my life, the term philanthropist was reserved for the super rich.
Stephen Paletta: Celebrating The Little Guy in Philanthropy Stephen Paletta 2011
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For most of my life, the term philanthropist was reserved for the super rich.
Stephen Paletta: Celebrating The Little Guy in Philanthropy Stephen Paletta 2011
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For most of my life, the term philanthropist was reserved for the super rich.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Stephen Paletta 2011
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But though he's a church member and what they call a philanthropist, I hardly thought he'd stoop to hirin 'this done.
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But though he's a church member and what they call a philanthropist, I hardly thought he'd stoop to hirin 'this done.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise David Graham Phillips 1889
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Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old philanthropist, is HuffPost's first Greatest Person of the Day.
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Gene Epstein, Founder Of Hire Just One The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old philanthropist, is HuffPost's first Greatest Person of the Day.
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Gene Epstein, Founder Of Hire Just One The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old philanthropist, is HuffPost's first Greatest Person of the Day.
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Gene Epstein, Founder Of Hire Just One The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old philanthropist, is HuffPost's first Greatest Person of the Day.
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Gene Epstein, Founder Of Hire Just One The Huffington Post 2010
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