Dictionary

fundraiser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From fund + raiser.

Meanings

1. An event undertaken to get money by voluntary contributions for a particular activity or cause.
   • But the most politically damaging blow came from a late-breaking apostate: Mr. Clooney, who just weeks earlier had spent time with Mr. Biden and helped deliver $28 million to his campaign at a Los Angeles fund-raiser. 2024 July 11, Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein, Reid J. Epstein, “How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • This year’s fundraiser will be a walkathon.
2. A person who collects money from the public for some cause.
   • She works as fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
   • The symphony will employ women as musicians, conductors, administrators, musicologists, composers and fund raisers. 1978 December 9, Lynn Tibbets, Amy Hoffman, “N.E.W.S. News”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 8:

Forms

Translations (25)

de Spendenaktion (event undertaken to get money) · cmn 募捐活動 /募捐活动 (event undertaken to get money) · es cuestación (event undertaken to get money) · pl zbiórka (event undertaken to get money) · pt angariadora de fundos (person who collects money) · es recaudación de fondos (event undertaken to get money) · fi varainhankintatilaisuus (event undertaken to get money) · ga tiomsaitheoir airgid (person who collects money) · vi (cuộc) vận động gây quỹ (event undertaken to get money) · fi keräys (event undertaken to get money) · ru сбор средств (event undertaken to get money) · pt angariador de fundos (person who collects money) · nv béeso adaʼhaʼnį́į́ł (event undertaken to get money) · fi varainhankkija (person who collects money) · ms pengumpul dana (person who collects money) · cs peněžní sbírka (event undertaken to get money) · vi (cuộc) chiến dịch gây quỹ (event undertaken to get money) · nl inzamelingsactie (event undertaken to get money) · fi rahankeräys (event undertaken to get money) · ga ócáid tiomsaithe airgid (event undertaken to get money) · fr collecte de fonds (event undertaken to get money) · nl inzamelactie (event undertaken to get money) · nl collectant (person who collects money) · cmn 募捐者 (person who collects money) · pt angariação de fundos (event undertaken to get money)