/ Dictionary / Index B benefactor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ben•e•fac•tor Pronunciation: (ben'u-fak"tur, ben"u-fak'-), [key] — n. a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: benefactor (Thesaurus) benefactive benefactress Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language