| 单词 | benefactor |
| 释义 | benefactor (once / 963 pages) n Every school, museum, and struggling artist is in search for a generous benefactor, or someone to provide the financial means to keep everything running smoothly. The Latin roots of benefactor are bene, which means "well," and facere, which means "to do" — literally, "to do well." A benefactor does well by supporting (usually financially) a person or a good cause. In the old days, a struggling artist or actor might have been supported by a wealthy benefactor. Now, many struggling artists and actors have to rely on waiting tables and other odd jobs instead. WORD FAMILYbenefactor: benefactors USAGE EXAMPLESThe benefactor, who asked to remain anonymous, mentioned being influenced by Pacini-Hauch. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) The Ahmeds were so frugal that their benefactors sometimes worried whether they were buying enough to eat. New York Times(Jun 30, 2016) After Trump secured the Republican nomination, McMahon became one of his most generous benefactors. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) n a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper helper Andrew Carnegie United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) Peter CooperUnited States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) Ezra CornellUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) Solomon GuggenheimUnited States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949) John HarvardAmerican philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) Milton Snavely HersheyUnited States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) Johns HopkinsUnited States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Andrew William MellonUnited States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) Alfred Bernhard NobelSwedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) First Viscount NuffieldBritish industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) John Davison RockefellerUnited States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) Commodore VanderbiltUnited States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Elihu YaleEnglish philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) benefactress a woman benefactor bondsman, bondswomansomeone who signs a bond as surety for someone else bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenterperson who makes a gift of property donor(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) fairy godmothera generous benefactor good Samaritana person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble do-gooder, humanitarian, improversomeone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms liberatorsomeone who releases people from captivity or bondage accommodator, obligersomeone who performs a service or does a favor offerer, offerorsomeone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection patron, sponsor, supportersomeone who supports or champions something providersomeone who provides the means for subsistence deliverer, rescuer, savior, savioura person who rescues you from harm or danger sparersomeone who refrains from injuring or destroying unclea source of help and advice and encouragement christ, messiahany expected deliverer abnegatorone who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something almsgivera person who gives alms angel, backerinvests in a theatrical production blood donorsomeone who gives blood to be used for transfusions emancipator, manumittersomeone who frees others from bondage godfathersomeone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparenta person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism guarantor, surety, warranter, warrantorone who provides a warrant or guarantee to another Indian giveran offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you organ donorsomeone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation patroness, patronnea woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron altruist, philanthropistsomeone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being settlor, trustor(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee contributor, subscribersomeone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money subsidiser, subsidizersomeone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy tippera person who leaves a tip pillar of strength, tower of strengtha person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort good person a person who is good to other people |
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