angel

noun15

1. •
   a spirit that brings messages from God or a god, often shown as a young person with wings

   • The dear good angel of the Spring, / The nightingale. — 1641
2. •
   One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
3. •
   (figurative) A person having qualities traditionally attributed to angels.
4. •
   (figurative) Someone who is pure or innocent.

   • Michael Brown, 18, due to be buried on Monday, was no angel, with public records and interviews with friends and family revealing both problems and promise in his young life. — 2014
5. •
   (figurative) Someone who is kind or selfless.

   • Thanks for making me breakfast in bed, you little angel.
6. •
   (figurative) Someone, especially a woman or child, having youthful, wholesome, or radiant beauty.
7. •
   someone that funds
8. •
   An angel investor.

   • “Latent” angels are defined as those who have not invested capital in the past 12 months, although they likely have invested knowledge in the process of reviewing potential investments. — 2011
9. •
   The person who funds a show.
10. •
    (historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
11. •
    (slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.

    • Climb to angels sixty.
12. •
    (informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome; often capitalized.
13. •
    (informal, old-fashioned) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
14. •
    (no longer used) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

    • Dispaire thy Charme, / And let the Angell whom thou still hast seru’d / Tell thee, Macduffe was from his Mothers womb / Vntimely ript. — 1606
15. •
    (no longer used) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.

verb1

1. •
   (slang) To support by donating money.

   • Six years ago, he lost $20,000 in the first show he angelled, a turkey called Dance Night. — 1944

noun1

1. •
   A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.

   • Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.