as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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Recent Examples of sugar daddy
Created in his parents’ basement—with an equally great live version filmed in their cluttered garage—the track includes raps about not being able to compete with a lover’s sugar daddy.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas likely met all of his billionaire sugar daddies through the Horatio Alger Association, which costs $200,000 to join.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas likely met all of his billionaire sugar daddies through the Horatio Alger Association, which costs $200,000 to join.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddy
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Its nearly $900 million restoration, largely paid for by donations from a few Paris billionaires and some 340,000 other donors, many of them Americans, is just the latest example.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The blood transfusion could cause brain bleeding, the ventilator trial could set her back, and the donor milk could under-nourish her.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
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As of Friday, donators had raised more than $7,500 to financially help the baby's parents.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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The singer is one of the many fairy godmothers of inclusive pop music, and her songs read like love letters to her family and community.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Very Lord Peter Wimsey or the Scarlet Pimpernel, mixed with a fairy godmother.Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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