giver
/'givə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who gives something, especially as a gift or donation: A "giver" is someone who voluntarily transfers something to another person without expecting payment in return.
- A person who dedicates themselves fully to a cause or to others: A "giver" can also describe someone who commits their time, effort, or self completely.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She is a generous giver to local charities.
- In the story, the anonymous giver provided scholarships for the students.
- He is a giver, always putting the needs of his family first.
Advanced Usage
- "The giver": Often used to refer to a specific, known source of gifts or support.
- The foundation was the primary giver for the new community center.
- Implied self-sacrifice: The term can imply generosity that involves personal cost.
- True givers often go unnoticed.
Variants and Related Words
- Give (verb): To freely transfer the possession of something to someone.
- Giving (noun/adj): The act of bestowing gifts; characterized by generosity.
Synonyms
- Donor: A person who gives something, especially money, to a fund or cause.
- Benefactor: A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
- Contributor: A person who gives something, especially money, in order to help achieve or provide something.
Related Phrases
- Giver of life: A poetic or formal term for a parent, creator, or divine entity.
- She thanked her mother, the giver of life.
- Cheerful giver: An idiom describing someone who gives willingly and happily.
- He is a cheerful giver, always happy to help.
Related Idioms
- It is more blessed to give than to receive: A proverb suggesting that giving brings more happiness than getting.
- She lives by the principle that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Noun
- person who makes a gift of property
- someone who devotes himself completely
- there are no greater givers than those who give themselves