altruist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈæltruɪst/ UK /ˈæltruɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person devoted to the welfare of others A true altruist, she gave away most of what she earned. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person devoted to the... philanthropisthumanitarianbenefactordo-goodergiver ↔ Opposites egoistegotistmisanthrope Word family Derived forms altruisticaltruismaltruistically Related forms altruismaltruistic Etymology AI details From French altruiste, from altrui ('of or to others'), coined by Auguste Comte from Italian altrui ('of others'), ultimately from Latin alter ('other'). altrui French alter Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # altruist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæltruɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæltruɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a person devoted to the welfare of others ## Examples - A true altruist, she gave away most of what she earned. ## Synonyms - philanthropist - humanitarian - benefactor - do-gooder - giver ## Antonyms - egoist - egotist - misanthrope ## Derived Forms - altruistic - altruism - altruistically ## Related Forms - altruism - altruistic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: altrui - Root: alter ## Etymology From French altruiste, from altrui ('of or to others'), coined by Auguste Comte from Italian altrui ('of others'), ultimately from Latin alter ('other'). ## AI Etymology Altruist is from French altruiste, from altrui ('of or to others'), coined by Auguste Comte from Italian altrui ('of others'), ultimately from Latin alter ('other'). Important recorded forms include altrui (French) and alter (Latin). The current sense covers a person devoted to the welfare of others. The wider family includes derived forms such as altruistic, altruism, and altruistically and related words such as altruism and altruistic. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown