benefactor

English

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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”).

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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
• benefactrice
• beneficiary

Translations

on who gives gifts or help

Bulgarian: благотворител (bg) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 恩人 (zh) (ēnrén) Czech: dobrodinec (cs) m. Finnish: hyväntekijä (fi), lahjoittaja (fi) French: bienfaiteur (fr)

German: Wohltäter (de) m. 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.

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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