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Definition of Philanthropoid
1. Noun. (informal) An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Philanthropoid
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philanthropoid
Literary usage of Philanthropoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the ... Annual Congress of Correction of the American by American Correctional Association (1893)
"... philanthropoid cranks. They appear to suffer from a monomania of their own,
and ought to be held responsible for the harm they are doing. ..."
2. The Sanitarian by Medico-Legal Society of New York (1892)
"... or are freed by the philanthropoid cranks who mistake a hospital for a dungeon.
The dangers of such premature or unauthorized discharges are great ..."
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