/ ˈbenɪfæktə(r); NAmE / noun
( formal ) a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from bene facere do good (to), from bene well + facere do.
/ ˈbenɪfæktə(r); NAmE / noun
( formal ) a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , from bene facere do good (to), from bene well + facere do.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005