ALTRUIST Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

altruist

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Definition of altruist

as in donor

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Recent Examples of altruist Extraordinary altruists care deeply about the welfare of others — including those who have no connection to them. — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024 But to buy the property at current market rates without jacking up rents, even an altruist would have to come up with some unlikely financial wizardry. — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list. — Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago? — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for altruist

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Noun

On June 26, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) was listed as the in-kind donor of the tickets for a fundraiser for A Bolder Florida, the PAC for Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of donor

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Schrage was a major benefactor to his alma mater, Valparaiso University, which named him to its Hall of Honor in 1985 and gave him an honorary doctorate the following year.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of benefactor

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On May 28, Johnson received results finding that the DNA profile sampled from one of Brown’s soda bottles could not be excluded as the contributor of the male blood from the victim’s nightgown, the detective wrote.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Plummeting immigration is concerning, since our data suggests that immigration was the biggest contributor to Florida’s growth since 2023.

— Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of contributor

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The move attracted criticism from former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush, as well as billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026
General Atlantic was founded in 1980 by the late billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney, who cofounded Duty Free Shoppers with Robert Miller.

— Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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