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
Gift-givers can offer tickets to art shows, music festivals, comedy club nights, amusement parks, or other events in college towns.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Jewish federations aren’t in the habit of donating to Palestinians, especially in wartime, and blowback from some givers and critics was inevitable.
—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
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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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Jewish federations aren’t in the habit of donating to Palestinians, especially in wartime, and blowback from some givers and critics was inevitable.
—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
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
Noun
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Martin is a reliable donor in county politics.—
Pedro Portal,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The page added that Ava was also an organ donor.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He's published cookbooks and food histories, and he's been a contributor to the New York Times, the now-shuttered magazine, Gourmet, the Food Network, and NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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That’s the most for a title in a single week since official streams became the metric’s sole contributor to the Hot 100 in September 2020.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the arrangement could create an appearance of a conflict of interest, as Anderson’s office has steered public dollars to a business owned by a family who have been his political benefactors.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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All3Media International’s The Inheritance, which comes from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert, is set in a country estate and sees strangers compete for a fake fortune from a deceased benefactor, played with aplomb by Liz Hurley.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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