Meaning of fauxlanthropist | Babel Free

Definitions

A wealthy person who engages in charity for self-interested reasons.

derogatory, informal

Examples

“Even a man of Stanford's preposterous bluster would struggle to explain how enabling tax dodging has anything to do with giving a toss about other people. He and his ilk are fauxlanthropists. If governments are brave enough, the real philanthropy should begin now.”

“Young kids get sick a lot and it is often really sad. Fauxlanthropists are not immune to that pathos. From visiting those tormented tots in the hospital wing named after their grandfathers to throwing some sort of wonderful wheelchair prom, there are plenty of fun and relatively hands-off ways to help.”

“Let's escalate (fecal) matters: Apart from lording over (social) media, supply chains, the cloud and governments, or openly maiming and murdering the Poor, the hyper-mobile 'Fauxlanthropists' are colonising the low earth orbit, mars, moon and more, although there's already 'no more space'.”

CEFR level