fundraiser

/ ˈfʌndˌreɪzə /

noun

1. a person who raises money for a cause
2. an event held to raise money for a cause

Example Sentences

Also this week, he keynoted a fundraiser for Progress Iowa, an influential liberal group in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

From The Daily Beast

Will and Kate will start with a visit to the 9/11 Memorial downtown, and end with a monster fundraiser at the Met.

From The Daily Beast

In 2006, Wahlberg participated in the Los Angeles Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser.

From The Daily Beast

It was the fundraiser to end all fundraisers, and no one was even asked to do anything so vulgar as to contribute any cash.

From The Daily Beast

Clinton appeared at a fundraiser for Landrieu earlier in the day.

From The Daily Beast

Mostly, though, he was paying attention to Hilda, who was running down her war stories from the Multiple Origami fundraiser.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• telethon