ˈbenəˌfaktə(r), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌtȯ(ə)r or -ˌtȯ(ə) noun
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Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin benefactus + -or
: one that gives help or confers a benefit
a benefactor of mankind
specifically : one that makes a gift or bequest
his endowments … placed him high among the benefactors of the convent — Jane Austen