benefactorben‧e‧fac‧tor /ˈbenəˌfæktə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
An anonymous benefactor donated $2 million.benefactor of/to a generous benefactor of the university
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Getty had been the museum's chief benefactor.
- The museum received $5 million from an unnamed benefactor.
- The painting was bought by an anonymous benefactor, and donated to the Museum of Modern Art.
- Both sides, the benefactor and beneficiary, were equally needy.
- During his short stay in Madeira, he was a great benefactor of the island.
- Fifty four years later the boys and their families came together again to honour their benefactors in the garden at the Manor.
- It is doubtful whether fiction writers are public benefactors, or their publishers philanthropists.
- Kazanow grins sheepishly at the cheers before rejoining the fray below, the easy warmth between band and benefactor plainly apparent.
- Much effort went into tracing remote family connections abroad on the off chance of identifying a benefactor.
Longman Language Activatorto give money, food etc in order to help people
to give money to an organization that will use it to help people who are poor, sick, in trouble etc: · The British give animal welfare organizations over £200 million per year.· Please give generously, these children need your help.· We would be grateful for any donation that you are prepared to give.give something to somebody: · Local people have given over $100,000 to our Help a Child appeal.give to: · About a quarter of Britons regularly give to charity.
to give money, or something useful or valuable, in order to help people - use this especially about things that are given by companies or organizations: · The books were donated by a local publishing company.donate something to something: · The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.
to give an amount of money to an organization that will use it to help people: · We're collecting money to build a hostel for homeless people - would you like to make a donation?make a donation to: · The company made several large donations to charities.
if something such as a sum of money goes to someone, especially to a group of people who are poor, hungry, sick etc, it is given to them: · All the money raised will go to local charities.
an organization that collects money or goods from people who give them, and uses them to help people who need help: · Elton John has campaigned for a number of AIDS charities.give/donate something to charity: · The corporation has donated nearly $70 million to children's charities over the past 17 years.· Clear out all the clothes you never wear, and give them to charity.go to charity: · All profits from the show will go to charity.do something for charity: · They aim to walk 30 miles for charity.a charity ball/lunch/concert etc (=an event organized to make money for charity): · Porter spent his retirement years organizing charity golf tournaments throughout the United States.
a person, organization, or country that gives something, especially money, to another organization or country so that they can use it to help other people: · Money for the new health centre has come mostly from private donors.· Some donor countries have criticized the way in which their aid is being distributed.
someone who gives blood or a part of their body so that it can be used in the medical treatment of someone else: · The patient needs a liver transplant, and the search has begun for a suitable donor.· Unless more blood donors come forward, it may be necessary to cancel some operations.
someone who gives something, especially a large amount of money, to an organization or institution such as a school, hospital or library: · Getty had been the museum's chief benefactor.· The painting was bought by an anonymous benefactor, and donated to the Museum of Modern Art.
a rich person who gives a lot of money to help poorer people: · In Victorian times, factory owners were often also philanthropists.· the millionaire philanthropist, Graham Paulo
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the anonymous donor of a large sum of moneyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
someone who gives money for a good purpose: the anonymous donor of a large sum of money· A low interest loan from an anonymous benefactor allowed the concrete floor to go in.
· The local charities found in him a generous benefactor.· One of the late owners, one Mr Raines, planted about 1,000 trees and was a generous benefactor to the school.· He refers to errors in the generous benefactor to the Club, later becoming President.
An anonymous benefactor donated $2 million.benefactor of/to a generous benefactor of the university