benefactor
noun
ben·e·fac·tor
ˈbe-nə-ˌfak-tər 
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A benefactor may be involved in almost any field. One may endow a scholarship fund; another may give money to expand a library; still another may leave a generous sum to a hospital in her will. The famous benefactions of John D. Rockefeller included the gifts that established the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Rockefeller University. Many benefactors have reported that giving away their money turned out to be the most rewarding thing they ever did.
Examples of benefactor in a Sentence
With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.
an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers
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But after signing his present and future lives away, this holy fool is at the mercy of his benefactors.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s dramatic policy shift on international assistance indicates an unprecedented retreat from the nation’s prominent profile worldwide as a magnanimous benefactor.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Later, the Queen shared a discussion with freshman students from Great Neck North High School in New York, who visited the exhibit in connection to their curriculum, and privately met with exhibition benefactors including Leo Ullman, a Holocaust survivor.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s dramatic policy shift on international assistance indicates an unprecedented retreat from the nation’s prominent profile worldwide as a magnanimous benefactor.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Later, the Queen shared a discussion with freshman students from Great Neck North High School in New York, who visited the exhibit in connection to their curriculum, and privately met with exhibition benefactors including Leo Ullman, a Holocaust survivor.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benefactor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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