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Bestower

noun
1.
Person who makes a gift of property.  Synonyms: conferrer, donor, giver, presenter.






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"Bestower" Quotes from Famous Books



... concluded, that the younger Barbarossa received from the Grand Turk the glorious name of Kheyr-ed-Din, or "The Protector of Religion." It was a somewhat remarkable title for a pirate, but perhaps its bestower was slightly deficient in a ...
— Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean • E. Hamilton Currey

... this gown, for instance," he added, laying his finger on the sleeve, "has been worth far more to you already than the money it would bring. I mean the patience and energy expended on it will be of far more value to you; for you know these good gifts, well bestowed, leave the bestower all the ...
— Shenac's Work at Home • Margaret Murray Robertson



Words linked to "Bestower" :   subsidizer, philanthropist, conferrer, giver, benefactor, altruist, trustor, abnegator, subscriber, helper, Indian giver, settlor, contributor, almsgiver, tipper, subsidiser



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