sugar daddy

noun

Definition of sugar daddynext
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 Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Sennott plays Danielle, a bisexual college senior who sits shiva with her family after sleeping with her sugar daddy. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sugar daddy
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  1. donor
  2. donator
  3. fairy godmother
Noun
  • Sutton said The Wounded Blue first purchased the officer a wheelchair before connecting him with a renowned spinal surgeon through the same anonymous donor.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • And the National Park Foundation’s president has told Congress that donors who request anonymity will not be disclosed, according to congressional Democrats.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of donor
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of donator
Noun
  • Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
  • Thanks to a thorough re-evaluation in the latter part of the twentieth century, Wollstonecraft is recast as the fairy godmother of modern feminism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026
Definition of fairy godmother

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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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