Benefactor
n.kind, hopefulformal
What it means
A person who provides money or other substantial help for someone else's benefit.
Reach for it when identifying a giver whose support materially improves an effort or life
An anonymous benefactor replaced every instrument lost in the flood.
Choose between these
6- everyday
money or influence enables a project to proceed
not when Backer fits commercial and political efforts that do not confer a charitable benefit.
- everyday
supporter
help may include time, advocacy, and encouragement
not when Supporter can contribute no material aid at all.
- professional
money, goods, blood, or tissue are formally given
not when Donor describes the act but not necessarily the scale or continuing benefit.
- professional
sponsor
support is publicly associated with an event or recipient
not when Sponsorship often purchases visibility and is not purely charitable.
- formal
sustained support for art, learning, or an institution matters
not when Patron can imply status or influence that a one-time benefactor does not seek.
- formal
large or organized giving for public welfare defines the person
not when Philanthropist is inflated for one modest act of help.
Said against
3- exploiter
- opponent
- depriver
It naturally appears in
3- anonymous benefactor
An anonymous benefactor cleared the school meal debt.
- generous benefactor
The generous benefactor asked the theater to credit its apprentices instead.
- private benefactor
A private benefactor funded the archive's climate controls.