humanitarian
noun
hu·man·i·tar·i·an
hyü-ˌma-nə-ˈter-ē-ən 
yü-
: a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
recognized as a great humanitarian for her work to end world hunger
humanitarian
adjective
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She has been recognized as a great humanitarian for her efforts to end world hunger.
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Together with his wife Rosalynn, Carter was a notorious humanitarian, as a hands-on volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and co-founder of the Carter Center.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Grégoire Trudeau, born on April 23, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian television host, public speaker and humanitarian.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
To start the week, former President Jimmy Carter, the humble peanut farmer who won the presidency and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died Sunday at the age of 100.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Grégoire Trudeau, born on April 23, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec, is a Canadian television host, public speaker and humanitarian.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
To start the week, former President Jimmy Carter, the humble peanut farmer who won the presidency and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, died Sunday at the age of 100.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Eulogies will probably dwell on a humble peanut farmer turned president, a tireless humanitarian, a striving and sometimes flawed man.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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humanitarian
noun
hu·man·i·tar·i·an
hyü-ˌman-ə-ˈter-ē-ən
yü-
: a person devoted to or working for the health and happiness of other people
humanitarian
adjective
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