Bestower
Maecenas
Maecenas noun - One that helps another with gifts or money.
Usage example: the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support
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- backer and bestower
- backer and Maecenas
- patron and bestower
- patron and Maecenas
- supporter and bestower
- supporter and Maecenas
- helper and bestower
- helper and Maecenas
- benefactor and bestower
- benefactor and Maecenas
- contributor and bestower
- contributor and Maecenas
- philanthropist and bestower
- philanthropist and Maecenas
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