GIVER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

giver

noun

Definition of giver next

as in donor

someone who gives something to another person The big giver to the charity wanted to remain anonymous. a gift giver

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Recent Examples of giver Most people have met or known a compulsive giver in their lifetime. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Gift taxes aren’t owed until the amounts in excess of the annual exclusion total more than the giver’s lifetime gift and estate tax exemption amount (which in 2026 is $15 million). —

Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 Valentine’s Day has a way of making even the most confident gift-givers second-guess themselves. —

Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026 Raised 'to be givers' The Carlos family hails from El Paso, and have homes there and in San Antonio. —

Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for giver

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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Counter to the stereotype of the auctioneer as dry, monotone and more often than not male, Fenet learned about 10 years into her two-decade-plus career that harnessing her affable personality and sense of humor would encourage donors to open their wallets wider.

— Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026