What does philanthropist mean?
Word: Philanthropist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Philanthropist means a person who helps other people, especially by giving large amounts of money to good causes such as schools and hospitals.
Synonyms: benefactor, donor, humanitarian
Antonyms: misanthrope
Word origin: From Greek, from words meaning 'to love' and 'human being'.
How do you spell philanthropist?
Syllables: phi - lan - thro - pist
Tricky part: The middle is anthrop with th; said quickly it sounds like t, so students write philantropist.
Watch out for: philantropist, philanthrapist
Memory tip: Anthropology, the study of people, has the same th as philanthropist, a person who cares about people.
Philanthropist in a sentence
Example 1: A local philanthropist paid for new benches and fans in our school library.
Example 2: The philanthropist asked that her name be kept off the hospital wing she had funded.
Example 3: Many sportspeople become philanthropists after retiring and set up trusts for young players.
Fun Fact
A 2021 list by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun ranked Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata group, as the world's biggest philanthropist of the past century, with gifts valued at over 100 billion US dollars.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Which two parts join to make the word for a person who gives money and time to help others?
1. fil 2. phil 3. anthropist 4. atelist 5. fel 6. osopher
a) 2 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 5 and 6
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b) 2 and 3. Phil plus anthropist gives philanthropist, a lover of people.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) philanthropest
b) chemist
c) violinist
d) economist
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a) philanthropest. People who do or study something end in ist; philanthropest has an e.
Word Champ
In which option are the given words arranged in alphabetical order?
1. philosophy 2. philanthropist 3. philatelist 4. philharmonic
a) 4231
b) 3241
c) 2431
d) 2341
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d) 2341. After phil, compare the next letters: phila-n comes before phila-t, then philh, then philo.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with their meanings:
1. philanthropist 2. miser 3. hermit a. a person who hates spending money b. someone who shares wealth for the public good c. a person who lives alone, away from others
a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
d) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
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b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c. A philanthropist gives, a miser hoards, and a hermit keeps away from people.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which act shows a philanthropist at work?
a) refusing to help anyone
b) funding scholarships for poor students
c) buying a new car for himself
d) selling old stamps for profit
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b) funding scholarships for poor students
2. A philanthropist's gift to a school would most likely be ____.
a) a new science laboratory
b) a bill for the fees
c) a list of new rules
d) a longer timetable
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a) a new science laboratory
