GIVER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

giver

noun

Definition of giver

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 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 In the first half of 2026, Republican-leaning donors gave $880 million, compared to $290 million from Democratic-leaning givers and $200 million from bipartisan and special interest groups. — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 25 June 2026 So what is left for the enterprising giver to give? — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for giver

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From a university or donor’s long-term perspective,Ryan argues, this is only so much value in raising money to subsidize athlete compensation.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Zimbabwe is among several African nations resisting Washington’s push to replace broad health assistance with country-by-country agreements emphasizing domestic financing and reduced donor dependence.

— Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of donor

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The biggest contributor is CTA, which spent more than $5 million in the primary, covering the cost of mailers, text message campaigns and TV, radio, newspaper and digital ads, among other things.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In a 12-11 party line vote, Nicole Saphier — a former Fox News contributor and radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York — took a step closer to becoming the nation’s top doctor.

— Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

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