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Definition of Philanthropist
1. Noun. Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being.
Generic synonyms: Bestower, Conferrer, Donor, Giver, Presenter
Specialized synonyms: Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie, Cooper, Peter Cooper, Cornell, Ezra Cornell, Guggenheim, Solomon Guggenheim, Harvard, John Harvard, Hershey, Milton Snavely Hershey, Hopkins, Johns Hopkins, Andrew Mellon, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew William Mellon, Mellon, Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Nobel, First Viscount Nuffield, Nuffield, William Richard Morris, John D. Rockefeller, John Davison Rockefeller, Rockefeller, Commodore Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Elihu Yale, Yale
Derivative terms: Altruism, Altruistic, Philanthropy
Definition of Philanthropist
1. n. One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others.
Definition of Philanthropist
1. Noun. A person who loves mankind (the human race) in general. ¹
2. Noun. A very generous person or institution. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Philanthropist
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Philanthropist
Literary usage of Philanthropist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. James Mill: A Biography by Alexander Bain (1882)
"Thus, the philanthropist was projected in the summer of 1810, and only one page
and a quarter are devoted ... Now, although the philanthropist was only an ..."
2. Social Silhouettes by George William Erskine Russell (1906)
"CHAPTER XLII THE PROFESSIONAL philanthropist "WE must never forget that, alongside
of any ... The Professional philanthropist is not a desirable person, ..."
3. Our Foreign-born Citizens: What They Have Done for America by Annie E. S. Beard (1922)
"... A SCOTCH-AMERICAN philanthropist ANDREW CARNEGIE FULL of fascinating interest
is the life story of the boy who at twelve years of age entered a cotton ..."
4. Recollections of a Lifetime by Roeliff Brinkerhoff (1900)
"CAREER AS A philanthropist. Ohio Board of State Charities—Secretary AG ...
A philanthropist, according to the dictionary, is "one who loves and serves ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"LETTER OF JOHN HOWARD THE philanthropist FROM THE CRIMEA. Mr. Field of Reading,
author of a Life of the philanthropist Howard, published in 1850, ..."
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