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