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

The same senators on Wednesday announced a separate investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts reportedly given last year to Kennedy by a donor and former employee.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Blumenthal sent letters recently to high-level corporate donors who were mentioned in The Washington Post on the issue.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of donor

Noun

These picks are sure to bring a smile and maybe even earn you the title of best gift-giver in the group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
In the solar system of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bedard is the sun — the center of everything, the focal point around whom all others revolve, the giver of life, the source of energy and light and hope.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of giver

Noun

The Kennedy Center has long been home to hundreds of unique works of art and antiquities, including sculptures and tapestries, donated or loaned by individual benefactors and other countries, CNN notes.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Miami was the benefactor of a second consecutive crazy week of college football.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of benefactor

Noun

She was joined by county parks and transportation leaders, officials from the cities of Miami and Coral Gables, South Florida philanthropists, nonprofit Friends of The Underline and dozens of the park’s team members.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Also joining the 20th class are actor Edward Asner, winemaker Andy Beckstoffer, artist Shepard Fairey, author Maxine Hong Kingston and businesswoman and philanthropist Susie Tompkins Buell.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of philanthropist

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