benefactor

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Alternative forms

• benefactour

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

benefactor (plural benefactors)

1. Somebody who gives one a gift. Usually refers to someone who gives money to a charity or another form of organization.

Related terms

• benefactress
• benefactrix
• beneficiary
• beneficent

Translations

on who gives gifts or help

• Bulgarian: благотворител (bg) (blagotvoritel) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恩人 (cmn) (ēnrén)

• Czech: dobrodinec (cs) m
• Finnish: hyväntekijä (fi), lahjoittaja (fi)
• French: bienfaiteur (fr) m
• German: Wohltäter (de) m, Wohltäterin (de) f

• Hungarian: jótevő (hu)
• Japanese: 恩人 (ja) (おんじん, onjin)
• Polish: dobroczyńca, ofiarodawca
• Russian: благодетель (ru) (blagodétel') m, благотворитель (ru) (blagotvorítel') m
• Serbian: dobročinac, dobročinitelj, dobročinilac dobrotvor m, dobročiniteljka f
• Volapük: (♂♀) benodan (vo), (♂) hibenodan (vo), (♀) jibenodan (vo)

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Latin

Noun

benefactor (genitive benefactōris); m, third declension

1. benefactor; one who confers a favour

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	benefactor	benefactōrēs
genitive	benefactōris	benefactōrum
dative	benefactōrī	benefactōribus
accusative	benefactōrem	benefactōrēs
ablative	benefactōre	benefactōribus
vocative	benefactor	benefactōrēs

Descendants

• English: benefactor
• French: bienfaiteur