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FUNDRAISER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fundraiser mean?
• FUNDRAISER (noun)
The noun FUNDRAISER has 2 senses:
1. someone who solicits financial contributions
2. a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
Familiarity information: FUNDRAISER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who solicits financial contributions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("fundraiser" is a kind of...):
canvasser; solicitor (a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("fundraiser" is a kind of...):
affair; function; occasion; social function; social occasion (a vaguely specified social event)
Context examples
You may volunteer your time, attend a fundraiser, work on a humanitarian cause, or even support a political candidate in any way you can, quietly, behind the scenes, or by attending a rally.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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