benefactress
Woman who gives
A benefactress is a female benefactor—a woman who gives money, support, or assistance to a person, cause, or institution.
The term appears in older texts and formal contexts but has largely given way to the gender-neutral benefactor: The museum honored its longtime benefactress with a dedicated gallery.
Donor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- patronessFemale financial supporter
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- foundationUnderlying support structure
grantmaking · charity · humanitarian · bequest · legacy · heiress · dowager · socialite
Regular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- backerFinancial supporter
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
- financierManager of substantial funds
advocate · champion · protector · guardian · mentor · angel · funder · contributor
Considerate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
magnanimity · graciousness · nobility · grace · goodwill · humanitarianism · empathy · charity
philanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
foundation · grantmaking · charity · humanitarian · bequest · legacy · heiress · dowager · socialite · matron
patron
Regular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- backerFinancial supporter
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
financier · advocate · champion · protector · guardian · mentor · angel · funder · contributor · supporter
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- selflessnessPrioritizing others over oneself
altruism · magnanimity · graciousness · nobility · grace · goodwill · humanitarianism · empathy · charity · mercy
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- orphanagesorphanage, orphan, foundling, foundlings, waif
- grantorsgrantor, donor, patron, sponsor, foundation
- socialitessocialite, debutante, heiress, jet setter, jet-setter
benefactressbeneficiary
Designated asset receiver
recipient · ward · protégée · charity case · supplicant
benefactressvillainess
Evil female character
oppressor · persecutor · exploiter · destroyer · detractor
benefit, beneficial, benevolent, beneficiary, benefactor, benevolence, beneficent, benefaction, beneficence