| Main Entry: | Santa Claus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Saint Nicholas |
Synonyms: |
Father Christmas, Kriss Kringle, Saint Nick, Santa |
| Main Entry: | beard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facial hair on human |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, Vandyke, bristles, brush, five-o-clock shadow, fuzz, goatee, imperial, muttonchops, stubble |
| Main Entry: | benefactor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | donor |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, aid, altruist, angel, assistant, backer, contributor, fairy godparent, fan, good Samaritan, grubstaker, helper, humanitarian, mark*, patron, philanthropist, promoter, protector, sponsor, subscriber, subsidizer, supporter, well-wisher |
| Notes: | a benefactor is someone who provides a gift; a beneficiary is someone who receives benefits or favors |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, opponent, opposer |
| Main Entry: | donor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giver of gift |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, almsgiver, altruist, angel*, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bestower, conferrer, contributor, donator, grantor, heavy hitter, patron, philanthropist, presenter, savior, subscriber |
| Main Entry: | financier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who lends money, advises |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, backer, banker, bankroller, broker, businessperson, capitalist, entrepreneur, fat cat, grubstaker, manipulator, merchant, money, money lender, moneybags, operator, person who writes the checks, rich person, speculator, sponsor, staker, stockbroker, tycoon, usurer |
| Main Entry: | magnanimous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving and kind |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bighearted, bountiful, charitable, considerate, forgiving, free, generous, great, greathearted, handsome, has heart in right place, high-minded, kindly, knightly, liberal, lofty, loose, munificent, noble, openhanded, selfless, soft*, soft-touch, ungrudging, unselfish, unstinting |
Antonyms: |
petty, stingy, suspicious |
| Main Entry: | sugar daddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial provider |
Synonyms: |
Robin Hood, Santa Claus, amoroso, cavaliere servente, gigolo |
| Main Entry: | giver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | donor |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, almsgiver, altruist, angel*, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bestower, conferrer, contributor, donator, grantor, heavy hitter, patron, philanthropist, presenter, savior, subscriber |
| Concept: | Benefactor. |
| Category: | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
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Antonyms: |
evil doer |
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