giver

giv·er
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noun

One who gives; a donor or contributor.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

noungiver (plural givers)

plural givers

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounperson who makes a gift of property

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgevar
  2. Englishgiver

From Middle English gevar, gyffare, variants (due to English given (“to give”)) of Middle English yevere, ȝevere, ȝyvere, equivalent to give + -er. Cognate with German Geber (“donor”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek δοτήρ, δότειρα
  • δοτήρ (dotḗr)one who gives
  • δότειρα (dóteira)one who gives
Arabic مُعْطٍ
  • مُعْطٍ (muʕṭin)one who gives
Bulgarian дарител
  • дарител (daritel)one who gives
Chinese Mandarin 给予者, 捐贈者
  • 给予者 (jǐyǔ zhě)one who gives
  • 捐贈者one who gives
  • 捐赠者 (juānzèng zhě)one who gives
  • 送禮者one who gives
  • 送礼者 (sònglǐ zhě)one who gives
Finnish antaja, luovuttaja
  • antajaone who gives
  • luovuttajaone who gives
German Geber, Geberin
  • Geberone who gives
  • Geberinone who gives
  • Gebenderone who gives
  • Gebendeone who gives
  • Spenderone who gives
  • Spenderinone who gives
  • Schenkerone who gives
  • Schenkerinone who gives
  • Schenkenderone who gives
  • Schenkendeone who gives
  • Gönnerone who gives
  • Gönnerinone who gives
Hindi दानी, दाता
  • दानी (dānī)one who gives
  • दाता (dātā)one who gives
  • प्रदाता (pradātā)one who gives
Indonesian pemberi
  • pemberione who gives
Latin dator
  • datorone who gives
Romanian dătător
  • dătătorone who gives
Swahili mpaji
  • mpajione who gives

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

giver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giver

MLA

“giver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giver.

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