BESTOWER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bestower

noun

Definition of bestower

as in giver

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Recent Examples of bestower The snooty pooches will premiere on the streamer in late January/early February for the 151st showing of the best-in-class Best in Show-bestower. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestower

Noun

The survey found 51% of gift-givers used group gifting in 2026, a 287% increase from 2024.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The giver Warren Buffett speaks with CNBC during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of giver

Noun

Schrage was a major benefactor to his alma mater, Valparaiso University, which named him to its Hall of Honor in 1985 and gave him an honorary doctorate the following year.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of benefactor

Noun

On June 26, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) was listed as the in-kind donor of the tickets for a fundraiser for A Bolder Florida, the PAC for Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of donor

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Several leaders of both say the incident shows the need for better regulation of AI, writes Forbes senior contributor Barry Collins.

— Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Papperger argues that the Aschau site will be an important contributor to the national sovereignty and credible defense capabilities of Germany and Europe.

— Elsa Ohlen,Greg Kennedy, CNBC, 23 July 2026