humanitarian
- noun
- /hjuːˈmænɪˌtɛrɪən/
- As a humanitarian, she organized food drives to support families facing food insecurity.
I have doctors, preachers, activists, humanitarians like that help with the world.
- I have doctors, preachers, activists, humanitarians like that help with the world.
- My God, they wish those women were the ones in power as a as a chef and a humanitarian.
- So it just, it sits there and then I'm juggling between, I am a very passionate humanitarian and the work I do with children in Ghana fills me up.
- So people tell me I'm great, but by doing good deeds, by being perceived as saviors, by being perceived as grand rescuers, humanitarians.
- They're they're meant to be treated like and talked about like they're monsters, humanitarians.
- The the my guardian circle members who are the people that are investing are an amazing group of humans of humanitarians.
- Now, the communal narcissistic folks are very good at looking like humanitarians in public and deep looking like they deeply care about causes and issues.
Examples
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You're a real humanitarian, Tom.
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is a yogi, profound mystic of our times, and visionary humanitarian.
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I always remember you were such a humanitarian growing up.
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" I recall telling friends the following day that I had met a Humanitarian of the Year."
Academic text (2010) -
And a great humanitarian, Mr. Terry Cox.
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He was a great humanitarian.
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Bonnie Ann Hartfield was a friend and great humanitarian.
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A dedicated businessman, a family man, philanthropist, and all-around humanitarian.
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Hilary Duff, actress, singer, author, and humanitarian, had come to speak on campus.
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Look, I've been here since the very beginning, and I can assure all of you that Reed Callum is a true humanitarian.
Synonyms
A person who helps others in need
A person who gives money to help people or charities
A person who tries to help others but acts too eager, interfering, or thinks they are better than others
A person who cares about others and helps them without expecting anything back
Antonyms
A person who is only interested in their own needs and not in other people's feelings
How Compassionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
humanitarian = humanitarian (semi-transparent) = human + itarian
The noun is a regular conversion from the adjective 'humanitarian'.
Etymology
The word humanitarian comes from the root human meaning 'human' or 'people' and the ending -arian meaning 'a person who'. So a humanitarian is a person who gives help and shows care for people who are suffering or need support.