Definition for Benefactor:

• One who confers a benefit.

Synonyms for Benefactor:

• n.

  •
  • care,
  • fund,
  • angel,
  • foundation.
  •
  • friend.
  •
  • give.
  •assistant (noun)
  • follower,
  • auxiliary,
  • menial,
  • laborer,
  • chaperone,
  • stooge,
  • employee,
  • ancillary,
  • aide-de-camp,
  • attorney,
  • functionary,
  • junior,
  • accessory,
  • hireling,
  • extra,
  • lieutenant,
  • helpmate,
  • second,
  • servant,
  • Aider,
  • subordinate,
  • partner,
  • helper,
  • acolyte,
  • associate,
  • assistant,
  • proxy,
  • adjunct,
  • flunky,
  • minion,
  • attendant,
  • patsy,
  • henchman,
  • accomplice,
  • aide,
  • deputy,
  • underling,
  • agent,
  • abettor.
  •backer (noun)
  • well wisher,
  • well-wishers,
  • grubstakers,
  • well wishers.
  •benefactor (noun)
  • philanthropist,
  • mentor,
  • guarantor,
  • provider,
  • patroness,
  • alms-giver,
  • contributor,
  • friend in need,
  • supporter,
  • samaritan,
  • Good Samaritan,
  • savior.
  •donor (noun)
  • mark,
  • aid,
  • Santa Claus,
  • fan,
  • subsidizer.
  •founder (noun)
  • de signers,
  • be-ginners,
  • be-ginner,
  • de-signer,
  • de signer,
  • fore-bearer,
  • be ginner,
  • fore-bearers,
  • fore bearers,
  • de-signers,
  • be ginners,
  • fore bearer.
  •humanitarian (noun)
  • good scouts,
  • dogooder,
  • do gooder.
  •patron (noun)
  • financers,
  • de-fenders,
  • fairy godparents,
  • de fenders,
  • de fender,
  • de-fender.
  •person (noun)
  • benefactor.
  •protector (noun)
  • tutelaries.
  •sponsor (noun)
  • another adherents.
  •sponsorship (noun)
  • egises,
  • protectorships.
  •subscriber (noun)
  • signer.
  •support/supporter (noun)
  • ex-pounders,
  • pre-server,
  • ex pounders,
  • co worker,
  • pre server,
  • up holder,
  • ex-pounder,
  • up-holders,
  • co workers,
  • ex pounder,
  • tower strength,
  • pre servers,
  • up-holder,
  • pre-servers,
  • up holders.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • soup kitchen,
  • OXFAM,
  • rotary club,
  • charity,
  • poster child,
  • aid worker,
  • saint,
  • the YWCA,
  • food bank,
  • fundraiser,
  • aid agency,
  • Jaycee,
  • the YMCA,
  • THE Y,
  • the Peace Corps.
  •
  • trust,
  • miser.

Paraphrases for Benefactor:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    donor.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    patron, contributor, beneficiary, recipient, backer, welfare.

Antonyms for Benefactor:

• n.

  • donor
    opponent, opposer, antagonist.
  • Other antonyms:
    donee, recipient, beneficiary.

Benefactor Sentence Examples:

• In the year 973, the same year that his great friend and benefactor Otto died, died also Hermann Billing, the freeman's son who had come to be Duke of Saxony.

• " By all means, only allow me not to consider myself your benefactor," said Laptev.

Hypernym for Benefactor:

• n.

  • person
    offerer, sparer, accommodator, donor, benefactress, bondswoman, saviour, giver, obliger, bondsman, Conferrer, savior, liberator, supporter, rescuer, deliverer, Bestower, provider, presenter, humanitarian, Good Samaritan, offeror, do-gooder, sponsor, improver, fairy godmother, patron, uncle.

Hyponym for Benefactor:

• n.

  • person
    good person.