fund-raiser

or fund·rais·er

[ fuhnd-rey-zer ]

noun

1. a person who solicits contributions or pledges.
2. a gathering held for such solicitation:

   a fund-raiser to aid the campaign of the Senate candidate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fund-raiser¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Of all the attacks he had at his disposal, was hitting Obama for going to a fund-raiser really the strongest one?

From The Daily Beast

The two men, who met at a California fund-raiser in July 1951, became fast friends.

From The Daily Beast

I am accompanying him to one of his hundreds of dinners, a fund raiser for a politician who furthers Jewish causes.

From The Daily Beast