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philanthropist
[fi-lan-thruh-pist]
noun
a person, typically a wealthy one, who has an altruistic concern for human welfare and shows it by donating money, property, time, or work to aid people in need or to support institutions that serve the public.
In his private life he was a major philanthropist who spent over $2 billion on causes ranging from education to healthcare.
Other Word Forms
- philanthropistic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of philanthropist1
Example Sentences
The conservation group used an innovative funding strategy, assembling $56 million from foundations, corporations and philanthropists, as well as other sources such as tax credits, public grants and the sale of carbon credits.
He said he had been inspired to give away money by investor Warren Buffett and other philanthropists.
And he’s been Joe Goldberg — again — but as a married man, a father and a budding philanthropist.
Among others weighing in on the tariffs was Stanley Druckenmiller, a revered investment manager who once worked for progressive philanthropist George Soros, and was once the mentor and boss of Scott Bessant, Trump’s treasury secretary.
It reportedly seeks to identify and pressure individuals it labels as “masterminds,” including Jewish figures such as philanthropist George Soros and Illinois Governor J.B.
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