fundraiser

noun

fund·​rais·​er ˈfənd-ˌrā-zər 

variants or less commonly fund-raiser

plural fundraisers also fund-raisers

1

: a person employed to raise funds (as for an institution or political cause)

a talented fundraiser

… hired not only for his popularity with the other scientists but for his proven abilities as a fundraiser.

—James Shreeve

2

: a social event (such as a cocktail party) held for the purpose of raising funds

… he gained recognition by throwing a posh fundraiser for President Jimmy Carter.

—James Ridgeway

Examples of fundraiser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kyle Kondik, elections analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said not to read too much into the fundraiser occurring in the commonwealth since candidates often go where the donors are located. —Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 June 2024

The fundraiser was a culmination of four months of planning with tickets going anywhere from $250 to $125,000 per ticket. —Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday dismissed speculation that President Biden froze while standing in the stage lights and had to be guided to an exit by former President Barack Obama at the end of an A-list Hollywood fundraiser on Saturday night. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024

Biden made the remarks at a fundraiser that his campaign said raised a record $28 million. —Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 16 June 2024

In 2012, Katzenberg co-hosted the biggest presidential fundraiser in history at that point, amassing $15 million for then-President Obama’s reelection bid. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024

The comments were made during a Los Angeles Democratic Party fundraiser on Saturday night, June 15, which was hosted by actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts, and netted over $28 million before the event at L.A.’s Peacock Theater kicked off, according to The Washington Post. —Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 16 June 2024

As of Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had generated over $13,000. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024

The Biden campaign called Saturday night’s event the largest Democratic fundraiser in history. —Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 15 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1