benefactor
Syllables: ben·e·fac·torUK/ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː//ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/
benefactor noun: somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Noun
benefactor (plural benefactors)
benefactor meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
benefactor in Tamil
- நலம் செய்பவர், புரவலர், கொடையாளர், நல்லது செய்தவர், நிலையத்துக்கு நிதிவிட்டுச் செல்பவர்
benefactor in Urdu
- benefactor, patron
- محسن muhsin
benefactor in Bengali
- দানবীর, হিতৈষী, সাহায্যকারী, পৃষ্ঠপোষক
benefactor in Telugu
- a benefactor, one who bestows a boon
- వరదుడు varaduḍu
More languagesFewer languages
- benefactor in Malayalam
- ഉപകാരി
- benefactor in Kannada
- ಕೊಡುಗ
- benefactor in Punjabi
- ਦਾਨੀ dānī
- benefactor in Gujarati
- દીનબંધુ dīnbandhu
- benefactor in Arabic
- مُتَبَرِّع mutabarriʕ
- benefactor in Persian
- نیکوکار nikukâr, کرفهگر kerfe-gar
- benefactor in Thai
- ผู้อุปถัมภ์, ผู้อุปการะ
- benefactor in Vietnamese
- ân nhân
Examples of benefactor in a sentence
- They got their school project funded, and you got to look like a generous benefactor, plus some free advertising. It's a win-win.
- It was for those scientist's Popely benefactor that the modern "Gregorian" calendar was named.
- Truly, the Communist Party is the savior and benefactor of poor and miserable people.
Forms of benefactor
| plural | benefactors |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | benefactour |
Origin of benefactor
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”).
Words formed from benefactor
Questions about benefactor
- What does benefactor mean?
- Benefactor means somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
- What is benefactor in Tamil?
- Benefactor in Tamil is நலம் செய்பவர், புரவலர், கொடையாளர். See Benefactor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is benefactor?
- Benefactor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce benefactor?
- Benefactor is pronounced /ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of benefactor?
- The plural of benefactor is benefactors.
Words near benefactor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: benefactor (page history and authors); benefactor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); محسن (Urdu) (page history and authors); benefactor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వరదుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); benefactor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); benefactor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਦਾਨੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); દીનબંધુ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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