Benefactor Definition

bĕnə-făktər

benefactors

noun

benefactors

One that gives aid, especially financial aid.

American Heritage

A person who has given help, esp. financial help; patron.

Webster's New World

Somebody who gives one a gift. Usually refers to someone who gives money to a charity or another form of organization.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Benefactor

Singular:

benefactor

Plural:

benefactors

From Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Late Latin from Latin benefacere to do a service benefaction

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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