Benefactor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐspɔːtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐspɔːtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

helper

Word Forms

help

verb

contribute to the furtherance of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wohltäter

eine Person, die Menschen oder Institutionen hilft (insbesondere mit finanzieller Hilfe)

🇫🇷French

bienfaiteur

une personne qui aide des personnes ou des institutions (notamment avec une aide financière)

🇮🇹Italian

benefattore

una persona che aiuta persone o istituzioni (soprattutto con un aiuto finanziario)

🇳🇱Dutch

weldoener

iemand die mensen of instellingen helpt (vooral met financiële hulp)

🇵🇹Portuguese

benfeitor

uma pessoa que ajuda pessoas ou instituições (especialmente com ajuda financeira)

🇷🇺Russian

благодетель

человек, который помогает людям или учреждениям (особенно финансовой помощью)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दान देनेवाला

एक व्यक्ति जो लोगों या संस्थानों की मदद करता है (विशेषकर वित्तीय मदद से)

🇧🇩Bengali

উপকারকারী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি লোক বা প্রতিষ্ঠানকে সাহায্য করেন (বিশেষ করে আর্থিক সাহায্যে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அருளாளர்

மக்கள் அல்லது நிறுவனங்களுக்கு உதவும் நபர் (குறிப்பாக நிதி உதவியுடன்)

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రేయోభిలాషి

వ్యక్తులు లేదా సంస్థలకు సహాయం చేసే వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా ఆర్థిక సహాయంతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

उपकारक

एखादी व्यक्ती जी लोकांना किंवा संस्थांना मदत करते (विशेषतः आर्थिक मदतीसह)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરોપકારી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે લોકો અથવા સંસ્થાઓને મદદ કરે છે (ખાસ કરીને નાણાકીય મદદ સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಕಾರಿ

ಜನರು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ಸಹಾಯದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരോപകാരി

ആളുകളെയോ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളെയോ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സാമ്പത്തിക സഹായത്തോടെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਨੀ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਮਦਦ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

احسان کرنے والا

وہ شخص جو لوگوں یا اداروں کی مدد کرتا ہے (خاص طور پر مالی مدد کے ساتھ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恩人

帮助他人或机构的人（尤其是经济帮助）

🇯🇵Japanese

恩人

人や組織を助ける人（特に経済的援助）

🇰🇷Korean

후원자

사람이나 기관을 돕는 사람(특히 금전적인 도움으로)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ân nhân

một người giúp đỡ mọi người hoặc các tổ chức (đặc biệt là với sự giúp đỡ tài chính)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้มีพระคุณ

บุคคลที่ช่วยเหลือบุคคลหรือสถาบัน (โดยเฉพาะกับความช่วยเหลือทางการเงิน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dermawan

seseorang yang membantu orang atau lembaga (terutama dengan bantuan keuangan)

🇲🇾Malay

dermawan

seseorang yang membantu orang atau institusi (terutama dengan bantuan kewangan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاعل خير

الشخص الذي يساعد الأشخاص أو المؤسسات (خاصة بالمساعدة المالية)

🇮🇷Persian

نیکوکار

شخصی که به افراد یا مؤسسات کمک می کند (مخصوصاً با کمک مالی)

🇹🇷Turkish

hayırsever

insanlara veya kurumlara yardım eden kişi (özellikle maddi yardımla)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַדבָן

אדם שעוזר לאנשים או למוסדות (במיוחד בסיוע כספי)

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The primary meaning of 'benefactor' is 'a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)'.

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In which domain is the word 'benefactor' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'benefactor' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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