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
PragerU has received major funding from hard-right benefactors, including Betsy DeVos’s family foundation and the billionaire fracking brothers Dan and Farris Wilks.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
The pompous clergyman enters the life of the Bennet family, his distant cousins, with the assumption that, given his respectable position and benefactor, Lady Catherine De Bourgh, one of those daughters would be happy to marry him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Robin, a youthful gay choreographer, and Lazzara, his paternalistic old-school benefactor, perhaps made an odd professional couple in the 1990s.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
There was no large benefactor who swooped in, Rey said.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
The pompous clergyman enters the life of the Bennet family, his distant cousins, with the assumption that, given his respectable position and benefactor, Lady Catherine De Bourgh, one of those daughters would be happy to marry him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Robin, a youthful gay choreographer, and Lazzara, his paternalistic old-school benefactor, perhaps made an odd professional couple in the 1990s.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
There was no large benefactor who swooped in, Rey said.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefactor
Noun
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Much of that money flowed through nonprofit advocacy groups that do not disclose their donors.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fans quickly rallied to support the 73-year-old, with around 2,700 donors raising more than $100,000 within three days.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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