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benefactor

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Etymology

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From Middle English benefactor, borrowed from Medieval Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”).

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Noun

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benefactor (plural benefactors)

  1. Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
    anonymous benefactor
    generous benefactor
    chief benefactor
    The orphanage was supported by a generous benefactor.
  2. Someone who performs good or noble deeds.

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Late Latin benefactōrem.

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    benefactor m (plural benefactors, feminine benefactora, feminine plural benefactores)

    1. benefactor
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    Latin

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    Etymology

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    From benefaciō or benefactus +‎ -tor.

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    benefactor m (genitive benefactōris); third declension

    1. (Late Latin) benefactor; one who confers a favour

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    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative benefactor benefactōrēs
    genitive benefactōris benefactōrum
    dative benefactōrī benefactōribus
    accusative benefactōrem benefactōrēs
    ablative benefactōre benefactōribus
    vocative benefactor benefactōrēs

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    References

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    • “benefactor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “benefactor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Late Latin benefactor, from Latin benefaciō. Compare the inherited doublet bienhechor.

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    • IPA(key): /benefaɡˈtoɾ/ [be.ne.faɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
    • Rhymes: -oɾ
    • Syllabification: be‧ne‧fac‧tor

    Noun

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    benefactor m (plural benefactores, feminine benefactora, feminine plural benefactoras)

    1. benefactor
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