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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ben-uh-fak-ter, ben-uh-fak- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛn əˌfæk tər, ˌbɛn əˈfæk- |
Definition of benefactors
Origin :- mid-15c., from Late Latin benefactor, from Latin phrase bene facere, from bene "well" (see bene-) + facere "to do" (see factitious). Translated in Old English as wel-doend.
- noun donor
- She had done her work faithfully and become a help and a comfort to her benefactors.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Have you not turned on the Heads, your benefactors, now your brothers, who raised you to their height?
- Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
- Clovis and Dagobert were the benefactors of the church of Strasburg.
- Extract from : « Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg » by Anonymous
- What benefactors, then, these little feathered neighbors are!
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- The people who have made beautiful things are they who are the benefactors of mankind.
- Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
- Certainly; it is natural to desire to know your benefactors.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- The last words of farewell had been spoken to my many friends and benefactors.
- Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
- Now the benefactors of the king are called in the Persian tongue orosangai.
- Extract from : « The History Of Herodotus » by Herodotus
- "Science" is one of its benefactors, but only one, out of many.
- Extract from : « Medical Essays » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- To-day the inventor is hailed as the foremost of benefactors.
- Extract from : « James Watt » by Andrew Carnegie
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