benefactor
Example Sentences
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There’s a case involving a rich benefactor who has plans to basically hollow out the essence of this school.
From Los Angeles Times
There was little chance that the spoiled young mistress of Ashton Place would become a benefactor to Swanburne—or Swansong, as she sometimes glibly called the school.
From Literature
Yass, a major donor to Republican causes and co-founder of trading giant Susquehanna International Group, which has a big stake in TikTok’s parent company, has been the school’s largest benefactor to date.
Rinaudo plans to use his home theater and museum space — a temple to his passion — to put on shows and screenings for benefactors and offer limited group tours and educational opportunities for children.
From Los Angeles Times
Moscow has long sought to present itself as a benefactor to countries across Africa and much of the developing world, motivated in part by the hope of gaining permanent access to the Indian Ocean.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
