How do you use Altruist in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like philanthropist or donor, plus the exact meaning.
Altruist meaning
A person showing altruism.
Synonyms of Altruist
Using Altruist
- The main meaning on this page is: A person showing altruism.
- Useful related words include: philanthropist, donor, giver, presenter.
- In the example corpus, altruist often appears in combinations such as: the altruist, altruist may.
Context around Altruist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Altruist
- In this selection, "altruist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, occasional, moralistic, may and citation stand out and add context to how "altruist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for the altruist may be and of the altruist citation in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "altruist" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with altruist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The moralistic altruist may want to educate or even punish a cheater. (12 words)
The benefits for the altruist may be increased and the costs reduced by being more altruistic towards certain groups. (19 words)
For example, if you call a wallflower an altruist, they might interpret that as being called overly image-conscious and selfishly wanting to appear too good to others. (28 words)
Altruistic behavior, behavior that increases the reproductive fitness of others at the apparent expense of the altruist, citation in some animals has been correlated to the degree of genome shared between altruistic individuals. (33 words)
For example, if you call a wallflower an altruist, they might interpret that as being called overly image-conscious and selfishly wanting to appear too good to others. (28 words)
And, of course, there is the occasional altruist who eschews earbuds altogether and generously allows others to share in the melodious sounds of his game, music or video. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
For example, if you call a wallflower an altruist, they might interpret that as being called overly image-conscious and selfishly wanting to appear too good to others.
And, of course, there is the occasional altruist who eschews earbuds altogether and generously allows others to share in the melodious sounds of his game, music or video.
Altruistic behavior, behavior that increases the reproductive fitness of others at the apparent expense of the altruist, citation in some animals has been correlated to the degree of genome shared between altruistic individuals.
The benefits for the altruist may be increased and the costs reduced by being more altruistic towards certain groups.
The moralistic altruist may want to educate or even punish a cheater.
Common combinations with altruist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: