ALTRUIST Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

altruist

noun

Definition of altruist

as in donor

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Recent Examples of altruist Many effective altruists are skeptical of the speed of today’s AI development and have long called for regulation to guide it. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 This is even true of the cold, hard atheists—the effective altruists. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026 In December, White House AI czar David Sacks shared a tweet from Andy Masley, the head of an effective altruist organization in Washington, DC, whose Substack posts casting doubt on the environmental impacts of AI have gained popularity. — Molly Taft, Wired News, 13 Jan. 2026 On average, organ donors scored higher on empathy, and effective altruists scored higher on reflective reasoning – slowing down and thinking things through. — Stylianos Syropoulos, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for altruist

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Noun

These very same donors, Eustis said, are the ones who feel most excited to be sitting among the citizenry in Central Park, watching the beauty of public art unfold in a joyous communal atmosphere.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Such strategies are fueling debate over whether Africa’s off-grid solar sector has reached a financial turning point, attracting mainstream investors beyond its traditional base of donor agencies and development finance institutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of donor

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After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Working with patrons Anadol counters that anyone can have free access to the models his studio develops, and that there's nothing new about contemporary artists' relationships with rich and powerful benefactors.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of benefactor

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Adam Lindemann, a collector, dealer, and Artnet News contributor, was among those named in the database.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Alongside the declining birth rate and immigration trends, these school choice options are viewed as a contributor to public school enrollment decline.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of contributor

Noun

Su has long been a major figure in San Gabriel Valley as a political donor, philanthropist and a promoter of cultural exchanges between China and the United States.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
But for other philanthropists, extensive overhead often means a tendency to delay.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of philanthropist

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