philanthropist
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philanthropist
noun philanthropists
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A person who loves humankind in general.
Opposite: misanthropist
- A person or institution who seeks to improve the world, especially by monetary gifts. […]and with a passing vague wonder as to what manner of man the ‘philanthropist’ might be who had more money than he knew what to do with,[…]
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Closest in meaning: altruist, donor, charity, caridad, humanitarian, philanthropinist, aphilanthropy, theophilanthropist, technophilanthropist, philozoist, theanthropist, panphiliac, charitarian, humanist, philandrist, philogynist
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noun person who loves mankind
| Español | filántropo |
|---|---|
| Português | filantropo |
| Français | philanthrope |
| Deutsch | Philanthrop, Philanthropin, Menschenfreund, Menschenfreundin |
| Italiano | filantropo |
| Ελληνικά | φιλάνθρωπος filánthropos |
| Русский | филантро́п filantróp |
noun person who seeks to improve the world
| Español | filántropo |
|---|---|
| Português | filantropo |
| Français | philanthrope |
| Italiano | filantropo |
| Ελληνικά | φιλάνθρωπος filánthropos |
| Русский | филантро́п filantróp |
| العربية | سَخِيّ saḵiyy |
| עברית | בעל צדקה, נַדְבָן nadvan |
Talk about this word "philanthropist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/philanthropist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. philanthropist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/philanthropist "philanthropist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/philanthropist.Cite this
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title = {philanthropist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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