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philanthropists

philanthropists is the plural of philanthropist.

Meaning of philanthropist

Noun

philanthropist (plural philanthropists)

  1. A person who loves humankind in general.
    Antonyms:
    misanthropist
  2. A person or institution who seeks to improve the world, especially by monetary gifts.
    • […]and with a passing vague wonder as to what manner of man the ‘philanthropist’ might be who had more money than he knew what to do with,[…]1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published...

Questions about philanthropists

What is philanthropists the plural of?
Philanthropists is the plural of philanthropist.

Words near philanthropists in the dictionary

  1. philanthropises
  2. philanthropising
  3. philanthropism
  4. philanthropist
  5. philanthropistic
  6. philanthropists
  7. philanthropize
  8. philanthropized
  9. philanthropizes
  10. philanthropizing
  11. philanthropoid

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