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
Jewish federations aren’t in the habit of donating to Palestinians, especially in wartime, and blowback from some givers and critics was inevitable.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, the Japanese researchers have taken this to a completely new level, using genetic manipulation to turn D. melanogaster males – who diverged from the other species around 35 million years ago – into gift givers, not singers.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Declining a compliment can make the giver feel rejected.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
No one worked harder than Leonard as a can-do leader and a must-do giver.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Now, the Japanese researchers have taken this to a completely new level, using genetic manipulation to turn D. melanogaster males – who diverged from the other species around 35 million years ago – into gift givers, not singers.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Declining a compliment can make the giver feel rejected.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
No one worked harder than Leonard as a can-do leader and a must-do giver.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giver
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More sizable contributions can score donors unseen content, signed posters, and even things like an associate producer credit and invitations to an in-person screening in Los Angeles.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The proof-of-concept study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, involved taking the nucleus, the part of the cell that contains most of its genetic information, from an ordinary human skin cell and transplanting it into a donor egg stripped of its own nucleus.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nothing boisterous from the star of last year’s media day, with Bronny James entering his second season more as a possible contributor than a sideshow distraction.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Denver signed Wallow at the beginning of August, and the 26-year-old has recorded two tackles and been a key special-teams contributor since landing back on the team's practice squad after roster cuts.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Signed last week, on the same day that the Department of Justice indicted James Comey, it is designed to facilitate the transfer of a social-media platform with a hundred and seventy million American users to a consortium that features several of the President’s political and financial benefactors.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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That means, for tax purposes, the value of the home resets to its market value on the date your benefactor died.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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