Synonyms of benefactors

benefactors

noun

plural of benefactor

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money

an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donors
• donators
• contributors
• patrons
• fairy godmothers
• philanthropists
• angels
• supporters
• patronesses
• sugar daddies
• subscribers
• givers
• Maecenases
• helpers
• altruists
• protectors
• saviors
• almoners
• benefactresses
• bestowers
• guardian angels
• almsgivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beneficiaries
• recipients
• donees
• giftees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benefactors

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

To be sure, Democrats have their own billionaire benefactors, too. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026

But while the group tries to expand its outreach, some of the program’s largest benefactors are moving on. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 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

The Zimmerli Art Museum, the fine arts museum of Rutgers University in New Jersey, has just received a gift of more than seventy noteworthy works of modern and contemporary art from Anne and Arthur Goldstein, longtime benefactors of the institution. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

School administrators searched for benefactors willing to keep the respected 111-year-old institution alive. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Over 2,600 donors contributed to the effort, and many of those benefactors flooded the comment section of the GoFundMe to share warm reminiscences and encouraging words for Finch. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026