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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Giver \Giv"er\, noun One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the heart of the Christian. --Kollock.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
giver
noun
1: someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves"
2: person who makes a gift of property [syn: {donor}, {presenter}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "giver": Maecenas, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor, awarder, backer, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor, contributor, donator, donor, fairy godmother, feoffor, financer, funder, grantor, imparter, lady bountiful, patron, patroness, philanthropist, presenter, settler, subscriber, sugar daddy, supporter, testate, testator, testatrix, vouchsafer
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