philanthropist C2 Topic:People & Society US /fəˈlænθrəpəst/ See IPA manual Freq #25027 Meanings 1 noun A person who gives money and help to good causes to improve people's lives. The hospital was funded by a wealthy philanthropist. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who gives money... altruist Word family Forms philanthropephilanthropists Derived forms fauxlanthropistphilanthropathphilanthropisticphilanthropreneurtechnophilanthropisttheophilanthropist Related forms altruismaltruistmisandrymisanthropicmisanthropistmisanthropymisogynyphilandryphilanthropicphilanthropyphilogyny Etymology AI details From philanthropy + -ist; compare French philanthrope. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # philanthropist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fəˈlænθrəpəst/ **Frequency rank:** 25027 ## Meanings 1. A person who gives money and help to good causes to improve people's lives. ## Examples - The hospital was funded by a wealthy philanthropist. ## Derived Forms - fauxlanthropist - philanthropath - philanthropistic - philanthropreneur - technophilanthropist - theophilanthropist ## Related Forms - altruism - altruist - misandry - misanthropic - misanthropist - misanthropy - misogyny - philandry - philanthropic - philanthropy - philogyny ## Etymology From philanthropy + -ist; compare French philanthrope. ## AI Etymology Philanthropist is formed from philanthropy + -ist; compare French philanthrope. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person who gives money and help to good causes to improve people's lives. The wider family includes derived forms such as fauxlanthropist, philanthropath, philanthropistic, philanthropreneur, and technophilanthropist; related words such as altruism, altruist, misandry, and misanthropic. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown