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 interaction between giver and receiver becomes just as meaningful as the object itself.
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Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The giver of kindness benefits in lots of ways.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Here and in works throughout the show, symbols and inscriptions refer both to gift giver and gift recipient, bridging the distance between Europe and the Holy Land.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Now, all of the above has focused on human-machine collaboration; increasingly, it should perhaps be framed as an employer/job giver (human) and executor (machine) relationship.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The giver of kindness benefits in lots of ways.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Here and in works throughout the show, symbols and inscriptions refer both to gift giver and gift recipient, bridging the distance between Europe and the Holy Land.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Now, all of the above has focused on human-machine collaboration; increasingly, it should perhaps be framed as an employer/job giver (human) and executor (machine) relationship.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giver
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Congress is already reviewing bipartisan legislation called the Living Donor Protection Act that would prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on donor status.—
Gabriel Schnickel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were among the biggest individual crypto donors to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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According to the government, the other minor was excluded as a contributor.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Bradley Iger is a contributor at Edmunds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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And those benefactors could withdraw their support, too (within the bounds of their contracts, but good luck suing them).—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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