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benefactor definition

ben·efac·tor (ben′ə fak′tər)

noun

a person who has given help, esp. financial help; patron

Etymology: ME < LL: see benefaction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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