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philanthropoid

noun

Etymology

From philanthropy + -oid.

  1. derived from φιλανθρωπία
  2. borrowed from philanthrōpia
  3. suffixed as philanthropoid — “philanthropy + oid”

Definitions

  1. An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation.

    • The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness.
    • I'm not playing the role of the hard-headed tycoon who thinks all philanthropoids are Socialists and all university professors are Communists.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA