as in donors
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 daddies
Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddies
donors
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Nearly 35,000 donors had contributed, with one giving $50,000.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Just weeks after the fun ended, Mosley must convince boosters, donors and fans that 2025 doesn’t have to be a one-off.—
Mac Engel
January 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Sugar daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddies. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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