philanthropist

English

Etymology

From phil- +‎ -anthrop- +‎ -ist.

Greek; loving + man: French philanthrope.

Noun

philanthropist (plural philanthropists)

1. A person who loves mankind (the human race) in general.
2. A very generous person or institution.

Translations

person who loves mankind

• Catalan: filantrop (ca) m
• Czech: lidumil (cs) m
• Danish: filantrop (da) c
• Dutch: filantroop (nl) m
• French: philanthrope (fr) m and f
• German: Philanthrop (de) m, Philanthropin (de) f, Menschenfreund (de) m, Menschenfreundin (de) f
• Greek: φιλάνθρωπος (el) (filánthropos) m

• Hungarian: filantróp (hu), emberbarát (hu)
• Polish: filantrop (pl) m
• Russian: филантроп (ru) (filantróp) m
• Serbo-Croatian: filàntrop (sh) m, filàntropkinja (sh) f, čovjekoljúbac (sh) m
• Spanish: filántropo (es) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) menilöfan (vo), (♂) menihilöfan (vo), (♀) menijilöfan (vo)

very generous person

• Arabic: سخي (ar) m
• Catalan: filantrop (ca) m
• Czech: filantrop (cs) m
• Esperanto: filantropo (eo)
• French: philanthrope (fr) m and f
• Greek: φιλάνθρωπος (el) (filánthropos) m

• Hungarian: filantróp (hu), emberbarát (hu)
• Russian: филантроп (ru) (filantróp) m
• Serbo-Croatian: filàntrop (sh) m, filàntropkinja (sh) f
• Spanish: filántropo (es) m
• Tamil: வள்ளல் (ta) (vallal)

See also

• altruist
• altruism (strong like of human race)
• misanthropy (hatred of human race)
• misanthropic
• misanthropist
• misandry (hatred of males)
• misogyny (hatred of females)
• philanthropy
• philanthropic (loving human race)
• philogyny (love of females)