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 altruism altruist misandry misanthropic misanthropist misanthropy misogynyphilandryphilanthropic philanthropyphilogyny

Etymology

From philanthropy + -ist; compare French philanthrope.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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