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benefactor

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː/

The English word “benefactor” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
  2. Someone who performs good or noble deeds.

Etymology

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

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