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单词 benefactor
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benefactor

noun
/ˈbenɪfæktə(r)/
/ˈbenɪfæktər/
(formal)
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  1. a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
    • a generous benefactor
    • The equipment was funded by friends and benefactors of the hospital.
    Extra Examples
    • A private benefactor donated $20 000.
    • He was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall.
    Topics Social issuesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • wealthy
    • great
    benefactor + verb
    • donate something
    • give something
    preposition
    • benefactor to
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.
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