as in donor
someone who gives something to another person
The big giver to the charity wanted to remain anonymous. a gift giver
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Recent Examples of giver
Initially uploaded by a bride named Colleen on Instagram in November, the video has gone viral, accumulating over 73,000 likes, thanks to the gift giver —her late grandmother.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Regardless, be sure to flatter the gift giver and heap praise on the present at the same time.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Using clues from the quest giver, players can pinpoint a search location and send a scout to search it.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, acts of communal kindness don’t just positively impact the givers.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Regardless, be sure to flatter the gift giver and heap praise on the present at the same time.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Using clues from the quest giver, players can pinpoint a search location and send a scout to search it.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, acts of communal kindness don’t just positively impact the givers.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giver
Noun
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And too much emphasis on giving at high levels -- and growing demands on fundraising -- may contribute to some boards being entirely, or primarily, populated with donors who have little expertise – or time – to effectively govern the institution.—
Timothy J. McClimon,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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GoFundMe's terms of service state that organizers must not mislead donors.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors — along with special consideration from dermatologists.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Jennifer Coolidge's two-season arc as the star of The White Lotus came to a crushing halt at the end of Season 2, when her character, Tanya, met her demise in a brutal shoot-out.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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But after signing his present and future lives away, this holy fool is at the mercy of his benefactors.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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