Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who practises altruism; a person devoted to the welfare of others: opposed to egoist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to
egoist .
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- noun One imbued with
altruism ;
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
Etymologies
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Examples
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So I have no idea where this ridiculous idea that he's an altruist is coming in, because it is Just Plain Dumb.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2009
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In any case, the nhl. com article claiming that he took less in the way of salary because he's an altruist is On The Drugs.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2009
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I have met with at least one Indian "altruist" IT "icon" on appointment and he appeared to be completely clueless and at a loss for words and ideas.
Google's Done Good 2010
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I have met with at least one Indian "altruist" IT "icon" on appointment and he appeared to be completely clueless and at a loss for words and ideas.
Google's Done Good 2010
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Scratch and "altruist," and watch a "hypocrite" bleed (Michael Ghiselin, The Economy of Nature and the Evolution of Sex, 1974 p274).
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Chomsky traces this non-partisan 'altruist' foreign policy in the US back to Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms as the American president from 1913 to 1921.
Hossein Derakhshan: Obama Shares Bush's Goals in Foreign Policy 2008
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Making me out as some kind of altruist or something. '
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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We often misuse the word "altruist" and apply to true heroes who are motivated by real love of neighbor rooted in God.
Latest Articles bbc 2010
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I can't understand how anyone could use the world 'altruist' in a pejorative sense.
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Chomsky traces this non-partisan 'altruist' foreign policy in the US back to Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms as the American president from 1913 to 1921.
Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email. 2008
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