Why this word is great
ALMSGIVER — [Noun] A person who gives alms, especially as a regular charitable practice. From Middle English almesȝevere, from Old English ælmesġyfa, ælmesġifa ("almsgiver"), equivalent to alms (from Old English ælmesse, ultimately from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Greek eleēmosynē "pity, alms") + giver. Unlike "philanthropist," which implies large-scale, institutional patronage, or "benefactor," a title often devoid of ritual, the almsgiver traffics in the direct, habitual, and humble transfer of pity. It is the copper coin pressed into a leper’s palm at the cathedral gate, the daily ladle of broth from a convent window, the quiet placement of a worn blanket over a sleeping form—a small, stubborn defiance against the world’s cold arithmetic, one hand meeting another in a quiet commerce of need and grace.