BENEFACTOR Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

benefactor

noun

ˈbe-nə-ˌfak-tər

Definition of benefactor

as in donor

one that helps another with gifts or money an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers

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Recent Examples of benefactor But while the group tries to expand its outreach, some of the program’s largest benefactors are moving on. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 Schrage was a major benefactor to his alma mater, Valparaiso University, which named him to its Hall of Honor in 1985 and gave him an honorary doctorate the following year. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The Zimmerli Art Museum, the fine arts museum of Rutgers University in New Jersey, has just received a gift of more than seventy noteworthy works of modern and contemporary art from Anne and Arthur Goldstein, longtime benefactors of the institution. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for benefactor

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Virginia offers proximity to donors and national TV studios in Washington; the same options are available by adding a New York City stop on the way to New Hampshire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The United States, once the top provider of assistance to Afghanistan, no longer even ranks in the top five of donor nations.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of donor

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Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.

— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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