benefactor
noun
[ ˈbɛnɪfaktə ]
• a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
• "a low-interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall"
Similar:
patron,
benefactress,
supporter,
backer,
helper,
sponsor,
promoter,
champion,
donor,
contributor,
subscriber,
subsidizer,
philanthropist,
good Samaritan,
sympathizer,
well-wisher,
friend,
angel,
fairy godmother,
almsgiver,
benefactrice,
benefactrix,
philanthrope,
Maecenas,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’ (see benefaction).
