noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who confers or bestows something
2. 2
   someone who converses or confers (as in a conference) wordnet
3. 3
   person who makes a gift of property wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

almsgiverangelbackerbestowercontributordonor

Etymology

From confer + -er.

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