Meaning of PHILANTHROPIST
| Pronunciation: | | fi'lanthrupist
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
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| | Synonyms: | | altruist |
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| | See Also: | | Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew William Mellon, Carnegie, Commodore VAnderbilt, Cooper, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cornell, donor, Elihu Yale, Ezra Cornell, First Viscount Nuffield, giver, Guggenheim, Harvard, Hershey, Hopkins, John D. Rockefeller, John Davison Rockefeller, John Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Mellon, Milton Snavely Hershey, Nobel, Nuffield, Peter Cooper, presenter, Rockefeller, Solomon Guggenheim, Vanderbilt, William Richard Morris, Yale | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phi*lan"thro*pist\, n. [Gr. ?; ? loving + ? man:
cf. F. philanthrope.]
One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and
seeks to promote the good of others.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are a philanthropist, represents your generosity and giving nature. The dream may also mean that you are ready to share an important part of yourself. |
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| | Related Terms: | | almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor, awarder, backer, benefactor, benefactress, benevolist, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor, contributor, do-gooder, donator, donor, fairy godmother, feoffor, financer, funder, giver, grantor, humanitarian, imparter, lady bountiful, Maecenas, patron, patroness, power for good, presenter, Robin Hood, Santa Claus, settler, social worker, sponsor, subscriber, sugar daddy, supporter, testate, testator, testatrix, vouchsafer, welfare statist, welfare worker, well-doer |
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