bienfaiteur

== French == === Etymology === Formed from bienfait +‎ -eur, modeled on Late Latin benefactōrem (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaciō (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faciō (“do, make”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjɛ̃.fɛ.tœʁ/ ~ /bjɛ̃.fe.tœʁ/ === Noun === bienfaiteur m (plural bienfaiteurs, feminine bienfaitrice) benefactor; do-gooder Antonym: malfaiteur ==== Related terms ==== bienfait bienfaire === Further reading === “bienfaiteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012