bienhechor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bienfechor, from or based on Late Latin benefactōrem, from Latin bene (“well”) + factor (“doer”). Compare Portuguese benfeitor and the borrowed doublet benefactor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjeneˈt͡ʃoɾ/ [bje.neˈt͡ʃoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: bien‧he‧chor

Noun

bienhechor m (plural bienhechores, feminine bienhechora, feminine plural bienhechoras)

1. benefactor, welldoer

   Synonym: (obsolete) bienhacedor

   Antonym: malhechor

Related terms

• bien
• bienfacer (verb)
• hechor

 

Further reading

• “bienhechor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014