Giving and transferring

Synonyms for philanthropist

The synonym for philanthropist recorded in this bank is benefactor, in the sense "a person who gives generously to good causes". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for philanthropist

benefactornoun, in the sense "a person who gives generously to good causes"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and philanthropist carries one sense so far.

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineGiving and transferring

a person who gives generously to good causes

The philanthropist donated millions to build a new children's hospital wing.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

benefactor

Same sentence, swapped: The benefactor donated millions to build a new children's hospital wing.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for philanthropist in the sentence quoted.

investor
executive
shareholder

Where philanthropist turns up in the game

philanthropist is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where philanthropist is the trap

misernoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is skinflint, in the sense "a person who hoards money and hates spending it", with philanthropist sitting one tile away.

Play philanthropist

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so philanthropist 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 →

Closest first: other giving and transferring words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

preserveverbmaintainkeep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destructionTreeline recallverb, nounwithdrawcause to be returnedTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stipendnounallowancea fixed regular sum paid as an allowanceTreelineHas a reason line subsidynoungranta sum of money granted to help with a costTreelineHas a reason line levyverbimposeimpose and collectRidgelineHas a reason line liberallyadverbgenerouslyin generous or abundant amountsFoothillsHas a reason line obligingadjectiveaccommodatingwilling to do favors; helpful and accommodatingTreelineHas a reason line voraciouslyadverbravenouslywith great eagerness and appetiteTreelineHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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

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