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... philanthropist humanitarian benefactordo-goodergiver

Opposites

egoist egotist misanthrope

Word family

Derived forms altruistic altruismaltruistically

Related forms altruism altruistic

Etymology

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

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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