noun
fundraiser
FUHND-ray-zuh
noun
1
An event organized to collect money for a cause, charity, or project.
"The school held a bake-sale fundraiser to pay for new playground equipment."
"Ticket sales from the charity gala fundraiser topped fifty thousand dollars."
2
A person whose job is to organize donations and raise money for an organization.
"The nonprofit hired a professional fundraiser to grow its donor base."
"As a fundraiser for the hospital, she spent her days calling potential donors."
How to Use Fundraiser
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither an event held to collect money for a cause, or the person who organizes that kind of money-collecting.
Common pairings
host a fundraiser
charity fundraiser
hire a fundraiser
Word Forms
fundraisers plural
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Etymology
A straightforward English compound of "fund" and "raiser" — someone (or something) that raises funds.