almsgiver

noun

as in fairy godmother

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  1. fairy godmother
  2. sugar daddy
  3. donor
  4. philanthropist
Noun
  • Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to her late fairy godmother Dolly Parton after her death at age 80.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dory, who is the baby of her three-kid family, invents friends, villains and a bearded fairy godmother for company.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fairy godmother
Noun
  • These are people who are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from their billionaire sugar daddies, like Harlan Crow.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sugar daddy
Noun
  • This speed can be boosted in systems like NGC 362D, in which a neutron star is snatching material from a donor star because that material carries with it angular momentum.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But Gaviria and Stearns declined to reveal the donors who may be in line to back the effort.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of donor
Noun
  • This gift is a big swing from one of the country’s most influential business leaders and philanthropists.
    — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The annual prize was created in 1980 by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull, who wanted to honor work that contributes to a more just and peaceful world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of philanthropist
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“Almsgiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgiver. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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