benefactor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bene·fac·tor [benefactor benefactors] BrE [ˈbenɪfæktə(r)] NAmE [ˈbenɪfæktər] noun (formal)
a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
•a generous benefactor
•friends and benefactors of the hospital

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’, from bene ‘well’ facere ‘do’.

Example Bank:
•A private benefactor donated $20 000.
•He was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall.
•She was a generous benefactor to the library.
•He was a generous benefactor, providing schools and churches throughout the region.
•The equipment was funded by friends and benefactors of the hospital.