GIVER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

giver

noun

Definition of giver next

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 Most people have met or known a compulsive giver in their lifetime. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Gift taxes aren’t owed until the amounts in excess of the annual exclusion total more than the giver’s lifetime gift and estate tax exemption amount (which in 2026 is $15 million). —

Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 Valentine’s Day has a way of making even the most confident gift-givers second-guess themselves. —

Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026 Raised 'to be givers' The Carlos family hails from El Paso, and have homes there and in San Antonio. —

Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for giver

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Food preferences begin in the first years of life, so the findings of the study are alarming, said Jane Houlihan, research director for Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, an alliance of nonprofits, scientists and donors with a mission of reducing babies’ exposures to neurotoxic chemicals.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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— Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 10 Feb. 2026