pledger
- noun
- /ˈplɛdʒər/
- As a dedicated pledger, she felt proud to help fund the research for clean water initiatives.
Examples
-
The organization encourages pledgers to promise a monthly contribution for the charity event.
-
The pledgers at Kickstarter just hit $1.5M and unlocked the Drake Interplanetary Caterpillar, a pirate-oriented armored transport!
Blog text (8) -
Create meaningful rewards that people want to get hold of; scarcity, exclusiveness, and uniqueness all help in making them more attractive to potential pledgers.
Blog text (29) -
Pledgers are consistently less likely to be exposed to risk factors across a wide range of indicators, but their STD infection rate does not differ from nonpledgers.
Blog text (32) -
Many pledgers have committed to support the new community center by donating funds.
Synonyms
A person who gives money to a charity or project
A person who says they will do something
A person who says they will do something, often legally bound by a contract
A person who makes a serious promise to act or live in a certain way
A person who makes a formal promise in court or at a ceremony
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pledger comes from pledge, a word that once meant a thing given to show a 'promise' or as 'security' for a promise. So, a pledger is someone who makes that promise, often promising money or support.