"benefiter" meaning in All languages combined

See benefiter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: benefiters [plural]
Etymology: benefit + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|benefit|er|id2=agent noun}} benefit + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} benefiter (plural benefiters)
  1. A person who receives a benefit.
    Sense id: en-benefiter-en-noun-x54MMSoj
  2. A person who benefits somebody else; benefactor.
    Sense id: en-benefiter-en-noun-oIkUHJxt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: benefitter

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