as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers
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Recent Examples of benefactor
Kier played Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix’s benefactor Hans in 1991’s My Own Private Idaho.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Named after British imperialist and benefactor Cecil John Rhodes, the scholarship was established at Oxford in 1903.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
In 1995, Tanton submitted a funding proposal to Cordelia Scaife, one of FAIR’s major benefactors.
—Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
Named after British imperialist and benefactor Cecil John Rhodes, the scholarship was established at Oxford in 1903.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
In 1995, Tanton submitted a funding proposal to Cordelia Scaife, one of FAIR’s major benefactors.
—Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefactor
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The church says the $7 million project would be mostly donor-funded, though Neighbors said the cost may have gone up since his initial estimate.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactor. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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