humanitarian
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Coined around 1820, from humanity + -arian.
Adjective [edit]
humanitarian (comparative more humanitarian, superlative most humanitarian)
- Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
Translations [edit]
concerned with people's welfare
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Noun [edit]
humanitarian (plural humanitarians)
- A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
person with humanitarian concerns
External links [edit]
- humanitarian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humanitarian in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911