benefactor

person who gives some form of help to benefit a person, group or organization (the beneficiary)
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benefactor
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benefactor

Summary

benefactor is a role[1]. benefactor draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #74 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • benefactor's instance of is recorded as role[3].
  • benefactor's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • benefactor is a type of social activist[5].
  • benefactor's field of this occupation is recorded as charity[6].
  • benefactor is the opposite of beneficiary[7].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'bienfaitrice'}[8].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ευεργέτιδα'}[9].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'benefactora'}[10].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'benefactora'}[11].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'bonfarantino'}[12].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'benefattrice'}[13].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'benefactora'}[14].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'благодійниця'}[15].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'добротворка'}[16].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dobrotnica'}[17].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'благодетельница'}[18].
  • benefactor's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'benefactora'}[19].
  • benefactor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'bienfaiteur'}[20].
  • benefactor's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'dobrotnik'}[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include role[3] and occupation[4]. benefactor is a type of social activist[5]. benefactor is the opposite of beneficiary[7].

Why It Matters

benefactor draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #74 of 143).[2] benefactor is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Opposite of beneficiary
    Field of this occupation charity
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh85013127"
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