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FUNDRAISER

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• FUNDRAISER (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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)

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