giver
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giv·er
(gĭv′ər)n.
1. One that gives: a giver of gifts.
2. A donor or contributor. Often used in combination: almsgivers.
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Noun | 1. | 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. | ![]() 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" |
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giver
noun donor, provider, contributor, benefactor, donator the largest giver of aid amongst the wealthy counties of the west
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giver
nounA person who gives to a charity or cause:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈgɪvər] n [aid] → donateur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈgɪvəʳ] n → donatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995