Philanthropist

Phi-lan′thro-pist

,

Noun.

[Gr.

φιλάνθρωπος

;

φίλοσ

loving +

ἄνθρωποσ

man: cf. F.

philanthrope

.]

1.

One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others; especially, a wealthy individual who donates large amounts of money to charitable or philanthropic causes. Opposite of

misanthrope

.

Philanthropist

PHILAN'THROPIST

,

Noun.

A person of general benevolence; one who loves or wishes well to his fellow men, and who exerts himself in doing them good.

philanthropist

English

Noun

philanthropist ‎(plural philanthropists)

A person who loves humankind in general.
A very generous person or institution.

Antonyms

misanthropist

Translations

person who loves mankind

Catalan: filantrop (ca) m
Czech: lidumil m
Danish: filantrop (da) c
Dutch: filantroop m
Finnish: filantrooppi
French: philanthrope (fr) m, f
German: Philanthrop (de) m, Philanthropin f, Menschenfreund (de) m, Menschenfreundin f
Greek: φιλάνθρωπος (el) m ‎(filánthropos)

Hungarian: filantróp (hu), emberbarát (hu)
Polish: filantrop (pl) m
Portuguese: filantropo (pt) m
Russian: филантро́п (ru) m ‎(filantróp)
Serbo-Croatian: filàntrop (sh) m, filàntropkinja (sh) f, čovjekoljúbac (sh) m
Spanish: filántropo (es) m
Volapük: (♂♀) menilöfan, (♂) menihilöfan, (♀) menijilöfan

very generous person

Arabic: سَخِيّ m ‎(saḵiyy)
Catalan: filantrop (ca) m
Czech: filantrop m
Esperanto: filantropo (eo)
French: philanthrope (fr) m, f
Greek: φιλάνθρωπος (el) m ‎(filánthropos)
Hungarian: filantróp (hu), emberbarát (hu)

Portuguese: filantropo (pt) m
Russian: филантро́п (ru) m ‎(filantróp)
Serbo-Croatian: filàntrop (sh) m, filàntropkinja (sh) f
Spanish: filántropo (es) m
Swedish: filantrop (sv) c
Tamil: வள்ளல் (ta) ‎(vaḷḷal)

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Webster 1913 Edition

Philanthropist

Phi-lan′thro-pist

Webster 1828 Edition

Philanthropist

PHILAN'THROPIST

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philanthropist

philanthropist

English

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