benefactor
Meanings
Plural: benefactors
Noun
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
- Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
- Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English benefactor, borrowed from Medieval Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
benefactor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbenefactor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
benefactor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
benefactor is a valid Words With Friends word