Giving and transferring

Synonyms for benefactor

Synonyms for benefactor: patron and philanthropist. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

2 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line

The 2 synonyms for benefactor

Interchangeable with benefactor in this sense

Audited under benefactor's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one benefactor carries in that sense.

patronnoun, in the sense "a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name benefactor as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

philanthropistphilanthropist is a noun in the sense "a person who gives generously to good causes"

one of these comes from benefactor's own entry in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineGiving and transferring

a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

An anonymous benefactor covered the entire cost of the school's new library.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

patron

Same sentence, swapped: An anonymous patron covered the entire cost of the school's new library.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

contractor
architect
librarian

Where benefactor turns up in the game

benefactor is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play benefactor

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so benefactor reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Read nextThe whole library →

The ring widens as it goes, from giving and transferring at Treeline outward to the whole bank.

grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line grudginglyadverbreluctantlyin a reluctant, unwilling manner, as if forcedTreelineHas a reason line lavishlyadverbgenerouslyin a very generous or extravagant mannerTreelineHas a reason line obligingadjectiveaccommodatingwilling to do favors; helpful and accommodatingTreelineHas a reason line charitynounaidvoluntary giving of money or help to those in needFoothillsHas a reason line commitverbpracticeengage in or performFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line communicateverbconveytransfer to anotherTreelineHas a reason line collarnouncatchthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. benefactor carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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