humanitarian
A person concerned with people's welfareA person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
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3 sensesA person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
гумани́стgumaníst, гумани́сткаgumanístka
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
(rare)One who believes that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
(historical)Synonym of humanist (“a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism”).
Examples
49 sentencesTom is a humanitarian.
Will Mary join the humanitarian mission?
Is Tom joining the humanitarian effort?
Is the humanitarian mission in crisis?
Is the humanitarian mission facing challenges?
Translations
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Origin
From humanity + -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibFrom humanity + -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibly modelled after Unitarian (“Christian who does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity; pertaining to Unitarianism”) (see noun sense 2 and verb sense 2).
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Forms
plural: humanitarians| Singular | humanitarian |
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Synonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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