benefactor
Noun
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A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) (synset 109631739)
is a type of: good person - a person who is good to other peoplesubtypes:
- benefactress - a woman benefactor
- bondsman, bondswoman - someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
- bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter - person who makes a gift of property
- donor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
- fairy godmother - a generous benefactor
- good samaritan - a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
- do-gooder, humanitarian, improver - someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
- liberator - someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
- accommodator, obliger - someone who performs a service or does a favor
- offerer, offeror - someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
- patron, sponsor, supporter - someone who supports or champions something
- provider - someone who provides the means for subsistence
- deliverer, rescuer, savior, saviour - a person who rescues you from harm or danger
- sparer - someone who refrains from injuring or destroying
- uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement
same as: helper
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