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

These picks are sure to bring a smile and maybe even earn you the title of best gift-giver in the group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
In the solar system of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bedard is the sun — the center of everything, the focal point around whom all others revolve, the giver of life, the source of energy and light and hope.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of giver

Noun

Democratic divide As Republican donors open their wallets, some of Democrats’ biggest benefactors are missing from the DNC’s donor rolls.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactor

Noun

Less common modes include vertical transmission (from mother to child) and transfusion transmission, when contaminated donor blood gives rise to an infection in the transfusion recipient.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
An array of donors have put more than $1 million into outside groups backing Ugarte, a former Price aide.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of donor

Noun

Golodryga, 48, arrived at CNN as a contributor in 2017 and joined the network full time two years later.

— Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies and Lester Crown Professor in Management Practice at the Yale School of Management, along with a CNBC contributor.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026