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giver

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giv·er  (gvr)
n.
1. One that gives: a giver of gifts.
2. A donor or contributor. Often used in combination: almsgivers.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.giver - someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves"
good person - a person who is good to other people
2.givergiver - person who makes a gift of property
benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
abnegator - one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something
almsgiver - a person who gives alms
Indian giver - an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you
altruist, philanthropist - someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
settlor, trustor - (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
contributor, subscriber - someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
subsidiser, subsidizer - someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy
tipper - a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper"

giver
noun donor, provider, contributor, benefactor, donator the largest giver of aid amongst the wealthy counties of the west
Translations
giver [ˈgɪvəʳ] Ndonante mf, donador(a) m/f
giver [ˈgɪvər] n [aid] → donateur/trice m/f
giver
nSpender(in) m(f); he was a generous giver to church fundser hat großzügig für die Kirche gespendet
giver [ˈgɪvəʳ] ndonatore/trice
giver [ˈgɪvəʳ] ndonatore/trice


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The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me, correspondent to my flowing unto him.
And of that which is neither yours nor your subjects' you can be a ready giver, as were Cyrus, Caesar, and Alexander; because it does not take away your reputation if you squander that of others, but adds to it; it is only squandering your own that injures you.
In fact, one of them offered her a gourd of milk--a filthy, smoke-begrimed gourd, with the ancient rind of long-curdled milk caked in layers within its neck; but the spirit of the giver touched her deeply, and her face lightened for a moment with one of those almost forgotten smiles of radiance that had helped to make her beauty famous both in Baltimore and London.
 
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