benefactor

Sure, each person might find their $25 lunch has been picked up by a mysterious benefactor.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

When Cornelius Vanderbilt took steps to break up a railroad monopoly along the Hudson River in 1867, he was praised as a public benefactor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill director Tarantino is reportedly playing the role of a wealthy benefactor in the drama, which is set in Wales as well as being filmed there.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“In their presence,” pursued Pumblechook, “I will tell you, young man, what to say to Joseph. Says you, “Joseph, I have this day seen my earliest benefactor and the founder of my fortun’s.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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

Putting their trust in the Canadian the Carvilles, along with a Portuguese family who had also become the benefactors of this random act of kindness, walked to the stadium.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

White benefactors supplied schoolbooks for their children—why not ask them to pass the hat for entire schools?

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead