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fundraiser

fundraiser

87 3.1
A person who raises money for a group or cause
  • noun
  • /ˈfʌndˌreɪzər/
translation icon : recaudador de fondos
  • Chris is a board salesman, but he is the best fundraiser I've ever been close to.
  • chief fundraiser
  • fundraisers for organizations
  • fundraiser and administrator

And he becomes, it's like chief fundraiser and its main leader.

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Examples

  • Franny and I bought a table at an ALS fundraiser.

  • And and I was at a fundraiser last week for a charity that raises money for mental health issues for veterans.

  • And he becomes, it's like chief fundraiser and its main leader.

  • But why did he link this guy's fundraiser to begin with?

  • I have a campaign fundraiser.

  • In fact, so last weekend I had fundraiser for my dance group that I'm a part of.

  • Funds for the activity were obtained through a fundraiser that was sponsored by the club.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Grants, fundraisers, and donations will continue to be sources of funding for my own library.

    Academic text (2014)
  • His aides planned an initial series of fundraisers that they hoped would raise $30 million.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The community organized a fundraiser to support local families in need after the disaster.

Synonyms

raiser
vsfundraiser
47 3.6

A person who collects money to help a charity or project

focuses only on collecting money often by organizing events or campaigns
bundler
vsfundraiser
  • Jargon
7 8.3

A person who collects donations from many people and gives them to a political campaign

works for many types of causes and not only political donations

Antonyms

34 2.1

A person who often buys many things

How Professional

fundraiser
87 3.1
canvasser
2 6.8

Surface Forms

fundraiser singular
fundraisers plural

Morphology

fundraiser = fundraise (transparent) = fund + raise + er

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'fundraise'; the meaning 'one who raises funds' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Fundraiser comes from the parts fund ('money') and raise ('lift up'), so a fundraiser is a person who 'raises' money by collecting donations for a cause.