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Jasmine, by Bharati Mukherjee
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- Professor Vadhera, still the benefactor, went on to list two technical institutes (both with "International" in the name and both in Florida) which, for a fee, made it easy for international students to get their visas and which also negotiated a very generous exchange of Jullundhar college credits.†
p. 84.5benefactor = someone who helps a person or organization -- especially financially
- I had just escaped from the tidiness, the neatness, of my benefactors in Flushing.†
p. 161.4 *benefactors = people who help a person or organization
Definitions:
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(benefactor) someone who helps a person or organization -- especially financially
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)