fundraiser
Britishnoun
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a person who raises money for a cause
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an event held to raise money for a cause
Explanation
A fundraiser is a person who seeks out donations to a cause, campaign, charity, or some other venture. If you're a museum fundraiser, your job is to raise money to benefit the museum. A fundraiser is a volunteer or a paid employee whose job involves soliciting potential donors — people who might be convinced to give money to a charity or organization. A fundraiser, in fact, might organize a fundraiser, a party that encourages financial support for a cause. Your ticket to a hospital fundraiser, for example, might cost $100, with most of that money going directly to the hospital's charity.
Vocabulary lists containing fundraiser
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Example Sentences
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The caravan’s first challenge came at the Santa Monica Pier, where there was no room for the cars due to a construction project, World Cup preparations and a Children’s Hospital fundraiser.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Jones, a charity fundraiser, says she does not miss her solo life in Bath - where she could not have afforded land to grow on or the space to keep animals.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The little flavor sachets often marketed with all the sophistication of a church cookbook fundraiser.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Stearn did not address the fundraiser in response to emailed questions from The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Once we get to the fundraiser, I don’t feel as out of place as I thought I would.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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