as in donors
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 givers
Though some years past have been ripe with political commentary on stage, the topic was notably absent this year, with speech givers opting to shout-out their families and people inside the Globes ballroom as opposed to the weighty issues outside of it.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Centenarians as givers Across the country, many centenarians continue to make meaningful contributions.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The change has been a long time coming as the Arnolds have been dedicated to donating their massive fortune for more than a decade, having donated $2 billion to date, according to the outlet, which lists them among the top 25 most generous givers in the United States.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
With less than a week to go, gift-givers like the Stewarts were shopping across town.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Both generous gift givers bought the perfume online.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
This new deduction will feel familiar and useful to regular givers who write a steady check to their church or a local charity each year.
—Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
The future of business will belong to the givers.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Centenarians as givers Across the country, many centenarians continue to make meaningful contributions.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The change has been a long time coming as the Arnolds have been dedicated to donating their massive fortune for more than a decade, having donated $2 billion to date, according to the outlet, which lists them among the top 25 most generous givers in the United States.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
With less than a week to go, gift-givers like the Stewarts were shopping across town.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Both generous gift givers bought the perfume online.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
This new deduction will feel familiar and useful to regular givers who write a steady check to their church or a local charity each year.
—Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
The future of business will belong to the givers.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for givers
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Global funding for school meals doubled from 2020 to 2024, and 99% of that comes from domestic budgets, not donors.—
Reem Alabali Radovan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Jazz haunts with debts owed to its creators, and has a knack for revivals, collectives, new venues in the old forms, and stalwart clubs revivified by benefactors and grant funding.—
Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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As a reward, his Spanish benefactors, Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, said Columbus would be entitled to ten percent of all the revenues from the new lands in perpetuity and the option to buy a one-eighth interest in any commercial venture and receive one-eighth of the profits.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Givers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/givers. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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