anonymous benefactor
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- noun
- /əˈnɑːnɪməs ˈbɛnɪfæktər/
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benefactor anónimo
- According to Fimbres, an anonymous benefactor is paying for the Castro's first Transgender Flag, which will measure 20 by 30 feet.
Examples
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We just received a one-thousand-dollar contribution from an anonymous benefactor!
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An anonymous benefactor generously donated money to help fund the new library.
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- There was an anonymous benefactor who donated the money.
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And it turns out that an anonymous benefactor had come forward and was paying his tuition and housing and his sister's tuition and housing.
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And it turns out that an anonymous benefactor had come forward and was paying his tuition and housing and his sister's tuition and housing.
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Last week, we learned that an anonymous benefactor had contributed enough to cover all the students' scholarships.
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Thanks to an anonymous benefactor, the community center will offer free classes for children this summer.
How Recognized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who donates without revealing their identity' is directly and compositionally derived from 'anonymous' (identity not publicly known) + 'benefactor' (a donor). This regular adjective + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Anonymous benefactor comes from the clear image of a person who gives help but keeps their name secret: benefactor is someone who 'gives', and anonymous means 'without a name'. That's why the phrase means 'a person who gives money or help without saying who they are'.