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In Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, who is Pip's anonymous benefactor?

benefactor

[ben-uh-fak-ter, ben-uh-fak-] / ˈbɛn əˌfæk tər, ˌbɛn əˈfæk- /


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If the company could not rely on a benefactor like Inouye, it would develop a stable of them.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“He’s presenting himself as her benefactor, not just her business partner,” explained Cialdini.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Let’s say your benefactor bought the house for $500,000, and the house was worth $1.5 million when you inherited it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Wallenstein seemed an ideal benefactor and protector, a powerful man whose positions included commander of the army for Ferdinand.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

But persuading living benefactors to lift restrictions doesn’t always generate enough money to keep schools afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The announcement "will include a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, including restrictions on donations from foreign-based benefactors", the paper says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I think the market is saying these financial companies are going to be the biggest benefactors of AI,” with margin and operational efficiency improvements, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

If Bobby could make millions, and if he continued tithing large amounts to the Church, he could emerge as one of the Church’s biggest benefactors.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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