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fauxlanthropists

fauxlanthropists is the plural of fauxlanthropist.

Meaning of fauxlanthropist

Noun

fauxlanthropist (plural fauxlanthropists)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A wealthy person who engages in charity for self-interested reasons.
    • Even a man of Stanford's preposterous bluster would struggle to explain how enabling tax dodging has anything to do with giving a toss about other people. He and his ilk are fauxlanthropists. If governments are brave enough, the real philanthropy should begin now.2009 February 21, Marina Hyde, “Thanks for the philanthropy, billionaires. Now pay your tax”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2023

Questions about fauxlanthropists

What is fauxlanthropists the plural of?
Fauxlanthropists is the plural of fauxlanthropist.

Words near fauxlanthropists in the dictionary

  1. fauxhawked
  2. fauxhawks
  3. fauxhemian
  4. fauxhemians
  5. fauxlanthropist
  6. fauxlanthropists
  7. fauxlex
  8. fauxlexes
  9. fauxligraphies
  10. fauxligraphy
  11. fauxlographies

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