almsgivers

noun

plural of almsgiver
as in fairy godmothers

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  1. fairy godmothers
  2. sugar daddies
  3. donors
  4. philanthropists
  5. benefactors
Noun
  • Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of fairy godmothers
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  • 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
  • What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026
Definition of sugar daddies
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  • 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
  • Hilton cast doubt on that, noting that Anthropic and its employees as well as OpenAI were major donors to Becerra’s campaign.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of donors
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  • 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
  • Since then, Scott has become one of the world’s leading philanthropists, dedicating a large portion of her fortune to progressive causes, particularly the defense of LGBTQ+ rights and environmental protection.
    — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of philanthropists
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  • Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Investing in infrastructure to boost revenue streams is wise, particularly at a club with no shareholders to act as benefactors.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactors
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“Almsgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgivers. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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