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
Now, the Japanese researchers have taken this to a completely new level, using genetic manipulation to turn D. melanogaster males – who diverged from the other species around 35 million years ago – into gift givers, not singers.
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New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Declining a compliment can make the giver feel rejected.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
The pup, described as a giver on the hospital's website, loves to gift toys and is known to be always smiling.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Research shows that receiving even a small act of kindness has a much greater impact on us than the giver might expect.
—Katharine Esty, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Declining a compliment can make the giver feel rejected.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
The pup, described as a giver on the hospital's website, loves to gift toys and is known to be always smiling.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Research shows that receiving even a small act of kindness has a much greater impact on us than the giver might expect.
—Katharine Esty, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giver
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If the city had some kind of fair rules and guidelines, the La Jolla donors would have to donate the funds to the city of San Diego to be placed into a city library fund where donations were collected for all nine council districts.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her organization has created an artificial intelligence program that can match requests for grants with potential donors.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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More Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Kyle Schwarber emerged as a massive contributor on that memorable run for the Red Sox.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This makes deforestation an important contributor to global warming.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With no ground to generate revenue, and limited gate receipts, Enfield FC rely on benefactors putting large sums of money into the club — not uncommon at this level.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The cartoon continues to relish poking its corporate benefactors.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Giver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giver. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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