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 government isn't the giver of the right to transact.
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Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Rales, himself primarily a giver to Democratic causes, has other de rigueur billionaire interests, too.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
To see the full list of top givers, which includes women like Mackenzie Scott, Marilyn Simons and Lynn & Stacy Schusterman, click through here!
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
View 6 Images Many ebikes sport a derailleur hanging out back to giver riders more flexibility than single-speeders.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Rales, himself primarily a giver to Democratic causes, has other de rigueur billionaire interests, too.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
To see the full list of top givers, which includes women like Mackenzie Scott, Marilyn Simons and Lynn & Stacy Schusterman, click through here!
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
View 6 Images Many ebikes sport a derailleur hanging out back to giver riders more flexibility than single-speeders.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giver
Noun
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In all, the disclosure filing showed contributions from more than 800 donors to the inaugural committee.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg Harvard University is turning to donors to help offset a federal funding freeze triggered by the school’s rebuke of demands by President Trump.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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This group is arguably the most stable on the roster, with Downs and Pierce emerging as key contributors in recent years.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Windows exploits increased from 16 to 22, by far the single largest contributor to the total.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Based on industries listed in the regulations targeted by Trump, owners of coal plants are among the potential benefactors.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The institute’s primary benefactor was Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and the co-founder of PayPal who donated more than $1.25 million to the organization and related projects.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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