# benefactor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛnəˌfaktə/ · frequency rank #25,678

## Definitions
1. Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
2. Someone who performs good or noble deeds.

## Etymology
From Middle English benefactor, borrowed from Medieval Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbenefactor`, `beenfactor`, `beneafctor`, `benefacctor`, `benefacotr`, `benefactorr`, `benefactro`, `benefacttor`, `benefatcor`, `benefcator`, `beneffactor`, `benfeactor`, `bennefactor`, `bneefactor`, `ebnefactor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/benefactor