Humanitarian

Adjective

 * 1) Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

Noun

 * 1) A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

Derived terms

 * humanitarianism

Thesaurus
Robin Hood, almoner, almsgiver, almsgiving, altruistic, benefactor, beneficent, benevolent, benevolist, bighearted, charitable, do-gooder, eleemosynary, freehearted, generous, good, greathearted, human, humane, largehearted, philanthropic, philanthropist, power for good, social worker, welfare, welfare statist, welfare worker, welfarist, well-doer

Etymology
c 1820

Adjective

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 人道主義, 人道主义
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: humanitär


 * Greek:
 * Irish: daonchairdiúil
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 박애의, 인도주의
 * Luganda: obuyambi
 * Russian: гуманитарный, гуманный
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 人道主義者
 * Japanese:


 * Korean: 인도적
 * Russian: гуманист, гуманистка
 * Spanish: