MAECENAS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

Maecenas

noun

mi-ˈsē-nəs

Definition of Maecenas

as in donor

one that helps another with gifts or money the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support

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Noun

From a university or donor’s long-term perspective,Ryan argues, this is only so much value in raising money to subsidize athlete compensation.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Zimbabwe is among several African nations resisting Washington’s push to replace broad health assistance with country-by-country agreements emphasizing domestic financing and reduced donor dependence.

— Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of donor

Noun

Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactor

Noun

Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.

— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of donator

Noun

Turner’s patron Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro commissioned the painting, which later entered the collection of Archibald Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, who went on to serve as British prime minister.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Rome, from Mount Aventine was commissioned by Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar, one of Turner’s most important patrons and an executor of his will.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

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