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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILANTHROPOID

philanthropoid  [fɪlˈænθrəˌpɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILANTHROPOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Philanthropoid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHILANTHROPOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of philanthropoid in the English dictionary

The definition of philanthropoid in the dictionary is an individual who does work for a charitable body.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHILANTHROPOID


android
ˈændrɔɪd
annoyed
əˈnɔɪd
anthropoid
ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd
avoid
əˈvɔɪd
Boyd
bɔɪd
factoid
ˈfæktɔɪd
Freud
frɔɪd
groupoid
ˈɡruːpɔɪd
humanoid
ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd
lipoid
ˈlɪpɔɪd
Lloyd
lɔɪd
paranoid
ˈpærəˌnɔɪd
pithecanthropoid
ˌpɪθɪˈkænθrəˌpɔɪd
Polaroid
ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd
polypoid
ˈpɒlɪˌpɔɪd
steroid
ˈstɪərɔɪd
thyroid
ˈθaɪrɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd
vespoid
ˈvespɔɪd
void
vɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILANTHROPOID

philadelphus
Philae
philander
philanderer
philandering
philanthrope
philanthropic
philanthropical
philanthropically
philanthropies
philanthropist
philanthropy
philatelic
philatelically
philatelist
philately
Philby
Philem.
Philemon
philharmonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILANTHROPOID

amyloid
asteroid
benzenoid
celluloid
colloid
corticosteroid
dermoid
devoid
erythroid
hyperthyroid
lymphoid
mucoid
myeloid
opioid
pemphigoid
rheumatoid
rhomboid
solenoid
trapezoid
typhoid

Synonyms and antonyms of philanthropoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «philanthropoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILANTHROPOID

Find out the translation of philanthropoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of philanthropoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «philanthropoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

philanthropoid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

philanthropoid
570 millions of speakers

English

philanthropoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

philanthropoid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

philanthropoid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

philanthropoid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

philanthropoid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

philanthropoid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philanthropoid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Philanthropoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

philanthropoid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

philanthropoid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

philanthropoid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Philanthropoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

philanthropoid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

philanthropoid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परोपकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

philanthropoid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

philanthropoid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

philanthropoid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

philanthropoid
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

philanthropoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

philanthropoid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

philanthropoid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

philanthropoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

philanthropoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philanthropoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILANTHROPOID»

The term «philanthropoid» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILANTHROPOID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «philanthropoid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «philanthropoid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about philanthropoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILANTHROPOID»

Discover the use of philanthropoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philanthropoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ford Foundation: The Men and the Millions
The conscientious philanthropoid at 477 Madison must also feel this kind of frustration at times. The Foundation's money often, perhaps usually, does good to actual flesh-and-blood people after it has at last filtered down to them through the  ...
Dwight MacDonald, 1956
2
Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and ...
When Lowryjoined the foundation “the Ford philanthropoid [was] of a liberal turn politically, habituated to collective, nonprofit enterprise,” according to MacDonald, “and inclined more toward internationalism than isolationism.”l3 Lowry had all ...
Robert A Schanke, 2007
3
The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers
Philanthropoid. An observer or critic of philanthropy, often formerly an employee or executive of a private foundation, who advocates for improvements in the practice of philanthropy and in the laws and regulations that affect foundations and ...
Steven Pascal-Joiner, 2008
4
The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-time Job ...
Philanthropoid. An observer or critic of philanthropy, often formerly an employee or executive of a private foundation, who advocates for improvements in the practice of philanthropy and in the laws and regulations that affect foundations and ...
Meg Busse, 2008
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LIFE
PHILANTHROPOID. WIZARD HAT ABILITY TO SAY ALWAYS READY TO TRAVEL _f / takes many rare qualities to make a good Ford Foundation man, and members of the staff at times are made to feel that they have to be rather like the ...
6
Grant Management: Funding for Public and Nonprofit Programs
A philanthropoid is someone given the responsibility of giving away someone else's money. The first philanthropoid was probably Frederick T. Gates—a Baptist preacher chosen by John D. Rockefeller (himself a devout Baptist) to manage his  ...
Jeremy L. Hall, 2011
7
The State of the Language
by recording the word philanthropoid, first used in 1949 and defined as "a professional philanthropist, a worker for a charitable or grant- awarding institution .") As a consultant and a project director, I have been on both the giving and receiving ...
Christopher Ricks, Leonard Michaels, 1990
8
Philanthropic Foundations in the Twentieth Century
For an earlier use of "philanthropoid" see, Frederick P. Keppel, The Foundation: Its Place in American Life. Macmil- lan, New York, 1930, p. 58. 3. See Final Report and Testimony Submitted to Congress by the Commission on Industrial ...
Joseph Charles Kiger, 2000
9
Optima
The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness. A genuine desire to interest himself in other people's goals and ambitions is essential. There are many people who cannot do this, but there are ...
‎1971
10
U.S. Philanthropic Foundations: Their History, Structure, ...
The philanthropoid needs intelligence, imagination, flexibility, and a large streak of unselfishness. A genuine desire to interest himself in other people's goals and ambitions is essential. There are people who cannot do this, but there are also ...
Warren Weaver, George Wells Beadle, 1967

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILANTHROPOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philanthropoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Foundation Leader With Innovation and Risk-Taking in His DNA
He will have no somber, self-righteous remembrances of his experiences as a philanthropoid. As he once told me, “what is so unfortunate ... «Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dec 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Philanthropoid [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/philanthropoid>. Apr 2024 ».
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