bestower

noun

Definition of bestowernext
as in giver

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  1. giver
  2. benefactor
  3. donor
  4. contributor
Noun
  • While his Musk Foundation did give away $237 million in grants in 2023, according to a newly available tax filing, that’s much less than the country’s biggest givers, such as MacKenzie Scott, and less than the IRS required his foundation to have given.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But as our writers unwrap their favorite holiday memories from childhood, something else comes into focus: the giver.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of giver
Noun
  • Her highest-paying benefactor is a man named Charles, the influencer tells PEOPLE.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who was well known for his work prior to the war, his madness is the construction of a community center to be named in honor of his benefactor’s late mother.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of benefactor
Noun
  • President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Frank Bisignano, a GOP donor and CEO of fintech and payments firm Fiserv, to the role.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For Pisano’s procedure earlier this year, the NYU team used a donor pig with a single genetic edit—a gene knockout to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of donor
Noun
  • How To Talk To Your Kids About Divorce, According To Experts By Lexi Lane Contributing Entertainment Writer 0 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Dawson's Creek alum Joshua Jackson has been accused of not paying child support to his ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, Aaron has been a frequent contributor to the NHL Network and The Hockey News, among other outlets.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of contributor
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bestowed (on or upon)

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