almsgiver

noun

as in fairy godmother

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  1. fairy godmother
  2. sugar daddy
  3. donor
  4. philanthropist
Noun
  • Bette Midler rounds out the starry ensemble, voicing the the fairy godmother.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Definition of fairy godmother
Noun
  • Sennott plays Danielle, a bisexual college senior who sits shiva with her family after sleeping with her sugar daddy.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
  • Jules will step away from a giant canvas to reveal an eerily prescient work of art, pack up her paints, and drive away from her sugar daddy and off into the sunset.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Definition of sugar daddy
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  • These very same donors, Eustis said, are the ones who feel most excited to be sitting among the citizenry in Central Park, watching the beauty of public art unfold in a joyous communal atmosphere.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Such strategies are fueling debate over whether Africa’s off-grid solar sector has reached a financial turning point, attracting mainstream investors beyond its traditional base of donor agencies and development finance institutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of donor
Noun
  • Su has long been a major figure in San Gabriel Valley as a political donor, philanthropist and a promoter of cultural exchanges between China and the United States.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But for other philanthropists, extensive overhead often means a tendency to delay.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of philanthropist
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