as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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Recent Examples of sugar daddy
Things quickly go from annoying to unbearable when more guests arrive, including Danielle's current sugar daddy (Danny Deferrari), his wife (Dianna Agron) and their baby ...
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James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Now police needed to find out if Sophie had actually found a sugar daddy online.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 16 July 2025
But things become tense when her sugar daddy unexpectedly shows up—accompanied by his wife and child—as well as her ex-girlfriend, all while Danielle deals with the typical judgement and probing questions from her relatives.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But for his own best friend/sugar daddy to say this, that is huge.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Now police needed to find out if Sophie had actually found a sugar daddy online.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 16 July 2025
But things become tense when her sugar daddy unexpectedly shows up—accompanied by his wife and child—as well as her ex-girlfriend, all while Danielle deals with the typical judgement and probing questions from her relatives.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But for his own best friend/sugar daddy to say this, that is huge.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for sugar daddy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddy
Noun
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These sprawling bureaucracies are, in many cases, the architecture of institutions that have mastered the art of absorbing public funds quietly, while wealthy donors receive their own favors in return.—
Michael Carbonara,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, that donor’s blood wasn’t a good match for Babbitt but fortunately, another donor came forward who was a match.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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French has become something of a fairy godmother to the group.—
Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Houston and Goldberg costarred, respectively, as the fairy godmother and the queen.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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