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raiser

47 3.6
A person who collects money to help a charity or project
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪzər/
translation icon : recaudador de fondos
  • I have to go to a fund-raiser.
  • a fund-raiser

Now that being said, you can make a ton of money as a capital raiser as well.

Examples

  • OK, my sister tells me you guys are doing a karaoke fund-raiser?

    Step Sisters (2018)

  • The commissioner is at the New Eden fund-raiser, Teddy.

    Theodore Rex (1995)

  • To what 's certainly gonna be another successful... fund-raiser for our fair town.

    Larva (2005)

  • I figure we can put on a fund-raiser, even do something special at the fair.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We were hoping to link the fund-raiser... to the fall showcase.

    Step Up (2006)

  • I'm giving a fund-raiser that I want you to come to tonight.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I'm collecting cans and bottles for my school's fund raiser.

    Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

  • The Beverly Wilshire fund-raiser starts in 5 minutes!

    Bulworth (1998)

  • Guess who's going to be speaking at this year's fund-raiser for the royal Animal Conservancy.

    Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

  • The annual charity gala was organized by a dedicated raiser to support local families in need.

Synonyms

fundraiser
vsraiser
87 3.1

A person who raises money for a group or cause

collects money, support, or other items for a cause rather than only money

Compounds

curtain raiser
1 5.6

A short event or performance that comes before the main show

hair-raiser
  • Informal
7.2

An experience that causes strong fear or excitement

stock raiser
4.4

A person who keeps and breeds animals like cows and sheep for meat or milk

Surface Forms

raiser singular
raisers plural

Morphology

raiser = raise (transparent) = raise + er

Agent nominalization from 'raise' in the sense 'to collect or obtain (money/support)'; transparent despite 'fundraiser' being the more frequent collocation.

Etymology

The word raiser comes from the verb raise, which meant 'to get' or 'gather', plus the ending -er that means 'one who'. So a fund raiser is someone who gets or gathers money or support for a cause.