sugar daddy

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 After some arguing and confusion, including Bunny nearly ousting his friends to play sugar daddy to a new prospect, the men (and Sybil) decide to move in together. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025 One wonders if the American consumer, long considered the sugar daddy of the luxury travel industry in Europe, will maintain this status in the years ahead? Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 And again, his pointing out ways the United States has become sugar daddy to the world. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • Her organization has created an artificial intelligence program that can match requests for grants with potential donors.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.
    Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
Noun
  • The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Get your face painted by the fairy godmother, and watch Merlin's magic show.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025

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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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