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Plural of philanthropist

regular plural

The plural of philanthropist is philanthropists.

Forms of philanthropist

Singularphilanthropist
Pluralphilanthropists
Countablecountable

Philanthropists in a sentence

  • It is not uncommon for young philanthropists to retool their giving as they learn from their mistakes.2025 June 28, Theodore Schleifer, Eli Tan, Mike Isaac, “Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts”, in The...
  • Of Stanford himself, an Antiguan neighbour once remarked to this newspaper: "He is either one of the world's greatest philanthropists or one of its biggest crooks."2009 February 21, Marina Hyde, “Thanks for the philanthropy, billionaires. Now pay your tax”, in The Guardian, archived from the original…. From the entry Antiguan

Meaning of philanthropist

  1. noun A person who loves humankind in general.
  2. noun A person or institution who seeks to improve the world, especially by monetary gifts.

Full definition of philanthropist

Questions about the plural of philanthropist

What is the plural of philanthropist?
The plural of philanthropist is philanthropists.
Is philanthropist countable?
Philanthropist is a countable noun.

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