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PRESENTER
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Irregular inflected form: presenter
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Person who makes a gift of property
Synonyms:
bestower; conferrer; donor; giver; presenter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("presenter" is a kind of...):
benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "presenter"):
abnegator (one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something)
almsgiver (a person who gives alms)
Indian giver (an offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you)
altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
settlor; trustor ((law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee)
contributor; subscriber (someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money)
subsidiser; subsidizer (someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy)
tipper (a person who leaves a tip)
Derivation:
present (give as a present; make a gift of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
Synonyms:
presenter; sponsor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("presenter" is a kind of...):
advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
Derivation:
present (cause to come to know personally)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("presenter" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Derivation:
present (hand over formally)
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