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GIVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Person who makes a gift of property
Synonyms:
bestower; conferrer; donor; giver; presenter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("giver" is a kind of...):
benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giver"):
abnegator (one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something)
almsgiver (a person who gives alms)
Indian giver (an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you)
altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
settlor; trustor ((law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee)
contributor; subscriber (someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money)
subsidiser; subsidizer (someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy)
tipper (a person who leaves a tip)
Derivation:
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
give (give as a present; make a gift of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who devotes himself completely
Example:
there are no greater givers than those who give themselves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("giver" is a kind of...):
good person (a person who is good to other people)
Context examples:
Renunciation, sacrifice, patience, industry, and high endeavor were the principles she thus indirectly preached—such abstractions being objectified in her mind by her father, and Mr. Butler, and by Andrew Carnegie, who, from a poor immigrant boy had arisen to be the book-giver of the world.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The full moon on Tuesday, November 12, will be outstandingly positive because your ruler Mars will be in ideal angle to Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
On December 2, Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, will enter Capricorn and present you with the best aspects you’ve seen in over a decade.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The month begins with the move of Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, into fellow earth sign Capricorn on December 2, 2019, to stay 12 months, until December 19, 2020.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
On December 2, Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck will enter Capricorn for the first time in 12 years and will remain for 12 months, until December 19, 2020.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Uranus, the planet of surprise, based in your tenth house of honors, awards, and achievement, will contact Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, in your workaday projects sector.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Directly after the eclipse, we come to your next big day, the Luckiest Day of the Year due on December 27, when the mighty Sun will conjoin Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At the same time as the full moon, you have one of the best aspects of the month with Mars in perfect angle to Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
On this day, the Sun will align to exact degree with Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, and the Sun will multiply Jupiter’s gifts many times over.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, will receive support from Neptune all month, but especially on February 20, suggesting you could be interviewed for a magazine, Internet story, or on television.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
