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Altruist

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Noun

1. altruist, philanthropist

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Altruist

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noun
1. 
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
2. 
the philosophical doctrine that right action is that which produces the greatest benefit to others

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Altruist

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noun
1. 
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
2.  Ethics
the doctrine that the general welfare of society is the proper goal of an individual's actions
see also egoism

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Altruist

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n.
1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
2. Zoology Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.

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