What does philanthropist mean?
Philanthropist means A person who loves humankind in general..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A person who loves humankind in general..
[…]and with a passing vague wonder as to what manner of man the ‘philanthropist’ might be who had more money than he knew what to do with,[…]
He was a noted philanthropist, and played a public-spirited part in the support of the Army during the Crimean War.
It is not uncommon for young philanthropists to retool their giving as they learn from their mistakes. Many other charities have only a single focus. But it has been jarring to allies of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to see such a wholesale discarding and downplaying of its prior work, especially given how public it had been about its goals.
Use philanthropist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Philanthropist means A person who loves humankind in general..
Common synonyms include altruist.
Possible antonyms include misanthropist.
[…]and with a passing vague wonder as to what manner of man the ‘philanthropist’ might be who had more money than he knew what to do with,[…]
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