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angel
Noun
  • A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
  • The lowest order of angels, below virtues. Abrahamic tradition
  • A selfless person.
  • An altitude, measured in thousands of feet. military slang
  • An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
  • A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.
  • Attendant spirit; genius; demon. obsolete
  • An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings. historical
  • An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar. colloquial, dated
Verb
  • To support by donating money. transitive, slang
Angel
Proper noun
  • A male given name used since 16th century, from Latin Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
  • A surname​ originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.
  • A female given name of modern usage from the English noun angel.
  • A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim". baseball