favor
noun
something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act.
favorer
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a word derived from
favor.
Example Sentences
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No favorer of races or creeds, Mr. Hayden gave $25 to the Harlem Eye and Ear Hospital.
From Time Magazine Archive
William had shown himself in many instances a friend to the Church and a favorer of the clergy.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
The heat of his animosity was directed indeed principally against Arundel and Joy, the Knight coming in for a portion as their favorer and abettor.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams
That I am a favorer of freedom is manifest from this law of which ye make mention.
From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various
Then came the idea that he was the friend and favorer of the righteous,—of the merciful and just.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
