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benefactor

A benefactor is a person who lends support- and especially financial support- to a cause. (noun)

An example of a benefactor is a person who gives a new artist money to have a gallery show.

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See benefactor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See benefactor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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