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awarder

awarder

3.5
A person or group that gives a prize to someone
  • noun
  • /əˈwɔrdər/
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  • The committee appointed him as the main awarder of the annual scholarship for talented students.

Examples

  • She was proud to be an awarder at the community gala, handing out trophies to local heroes.

  • As an awarder of multiple prestigious honors, the organization aims to recognize outstanding achievements in the arts.

  • Educational institutions are the ones that have for centuries been awarders of pieces of paper for successfully working with knowledge, but not necessarily for learning outcomes!

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  • Dave Wiley posted a piece on why universities will be the biggest awarders of badges.

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  • Long before a suited, seated, and silvered Tom Heinsohn became a TV commentator, before he became an awarder of Tommy Points and a source of Celtic-colored commentary, a lean, limber, 6-7.

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Synonyms

rewarder
vsawarder
1 3.3

A person or group that gives prizes for good work

is about giving honors or recognition rather than payment
titler
vsawarder
  • Formal
9.9

A person who gives someone a formal rank or honor

is broader and covers giving honors beyond formal ranks

Surface Forms

awarder singular
awarders plural

Morphology

awarder = award (transparent) = award + er

Standard agent-noun creation from the verb 'award' plus productive English suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Awarder comes from the verb award and the ending -er, which means 'one who does something', like in teacher. The verb award means 'to give' or 'to decide to give', so an awarder is the person or group that gives an award.