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Webster 1913 Edition
Benefactor
Benˊe-fac′tor
,Noun.
[L.]
One who confers a benefit or benefits.
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Benefactor
BENEFAC'TOR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
benefactor
benefactor
English
Alternative forms
Noun
benefactor (plural benefactors)
- Somebody who gives one a gift. Usually refers to someone who gives money to a charity or another form of organization.
Related terms
- benefactress
- benefactrix
- beneficiary (near antonym)
- beneficent
Translations
on who gives gifts or help
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Latin
Etymology
From benefaciō or benefactus + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈfak.tor/, [bɛ.nɛˈfak.tɔr]
Noun
benefactor m (genitive benefactōris); third declension
- benefactor; one who confers a favour
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | benefactor | benefactōrēs |
| genitive | benefactōris | benefactōrum |
| dative | benefactōrī | benefactōribus |
| accusative | benefactōrem | benefactōrēs |
| ablative | benefactōre | benefactōribus |
| vocative | benefactor | benefactōrēs |
Antonyms
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References
- benefactor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “benefactor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.