fund-raiser

or fund·rais·er

[ fuhnd-rey-zer ]

/ ˈfʌndˌreɪ zər /

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noun

a person who solicits contributions or pledges.

a gathering held for such solicitation: a fund-raiser to aid the campaign of the Senate candidate.

RELATED WORDS

telethon, bazaar, radiothon

Nearby words

Origin of fund-raiser

First recorded in 1955–60

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Examples from the Web for fundraiser

Also this week, he keynoted a fundraiser for Progress Iowa, an influential liberal group in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
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In 2006, Wahlberg participated in the Los Angeles Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser.
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It was the fundraiser to end all fundraisers, and no one was even asked to do anything so vulgar as to contribute any cash.
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Clinton appeared at a fundraiser for Landrieu earlier in the day.
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Now the ‘Baywatch’ beauty just swung by a high-profile Beverly Hills fundraiser for the IDF.
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British Dictionary definitions for fundraiser

fundraiser

/ (ˈfʌndˌreɪzə) /

noun

a person who raises money for a cause

an event held to raise money for a cause

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