philanthropist

/fɪˈlænθrəpɪst/ /fəˈlænθrəpɪst/

Meanings

noun

A person who loves humankind in general.

Examples :

"My grandmother is a philanthropist who donates to many charities supporting children's education. "

noun

A very generous person or institution.

Examples :

"The wealthy philanthropist donated a large sum of money to the local school. "

person character society moral value human organization business aid

Related Words

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

supporting verb

/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/

To keep from falling.

"Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

generous adjective

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/

Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.

"Thank you for your generous words."

institution noun

/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

A custom or practice of a society or community.

"Greeting each other with a handshake is a common institution in many Western cultures. "

donated verb

/ˈdoʊneɪtɪd/ /ˈdoʊneɪtəd/

To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

"He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery."

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

general noun

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl/

A general fact or proposition; a generality.

"We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."

humankind noun

/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ /ˌjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

"Humankind has made great progress in medicine. "

charities noun

/ˈtʃæɹɪtiz/ /ˈtʃɛɹətiz/

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

"Many people donate money to charities that help children. "

donates verb

/doʊneɪts/ /dəʊneɪts/

To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

"He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery."

education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."

wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

A rich person.

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "