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Definition of Giver
1. Noun. Someone who devotes himself completely. "There are no greater givers than those who give themselves"
2. Noun. Person who makes a gift of property.
Generic synonyms: Benefactor, Helper
Specialized synonyms: Abnegator, Almsgiver, Indian Giver, Altruist, Philanthropist, Settlor, Trustor, Contributor, Subscriber, Subsidiser, Subsidizer, Tipper
Derivative terms: Give, Give, Present
Definition of Giver
1. n. One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
Definition of Giver
1. Noun. One who gives; a donor or contributer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Giver
1. one that gives [n -S] - See also: gives
Medical Definition of Giver
1. One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes. "It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the heart of the Christian." (Kollock) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giver
Literary usage of Giver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"... giver (8i-So>-/4t give, ... fern, of So-nyp giver. 4. TiS: iK-í-т 14 female
suppliant, fern, ..."
2. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"Rarely it lasts a lifetime,— perhaps because satiety seizes the giver or the
receiver: the giver, when he has no more to bestow; the receiver, ..."
3. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1890)
"... the loaf- giver, a term which, by an entire departure from its original meaning,
finally softened down into the modern form of lord ; while the comes, ..."
4. Lux Mundi: A Series of Studies in the Religion of the Incarnation by Charles Gore (1890)
"Christianity is a manifested life, and it is this because it is the sphere in
which the Spirit, the Life-giver, finds His ..."
5. Buddhist Legends by Buddhaghoṣa (1921)
"Angulimala answers in the negative. The monks doubt his word. [Excerpt from xiii.
10.] 40. It is the giver that makes the gift [xxvi. 41 = 423]. ..."
6. Friends Intelligencer by Friends Intelligencer Association (1868)
"iii uur-.li THE CHEERFUL giver. I stood this week by the remains of a young woman,
who was a cheerful giver of all she had to the cause of God and man. ..."
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