ALMSGIVER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

almsgiver

noun

as in fairy godmother

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Noun

Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to her late fairy godmother Dolly Parton after her death at age 80.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Dory, who is the baby of her three-kid family, invents friends, villains and a bearded fairy godmother for company.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fairy godmother

Noun

These are people who are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from their billionaire sugar daddies, like Harlan Crow.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Sennott plays Danielle, a bisexual college senior who sits shiva with her family after sleeping with her sugar daddy.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

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Less common modes include vertical transmission (from mother to child) and transfusion transmission, when contaminated donor blood gives rise to an infection in the transfusion recipient.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
An array of donors have put more than $1 million into outside groups backing Ugarte, a former Price aide.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of donor

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Growing support for the arts in small town America, funded by philanthropists including the Carnegie Foundation, created more opportunities for Wood to make work that felt characteristic of his region.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Villa Serena, the Mediterranean-style home of Progressive-era politician and three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, sits on the estate Griffin bought from banker and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht in 2022.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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