sugar daddy

noun

1

: a well-to-do usually older man who supports or spends lavishly on a mistress, girlfriend, or boyfriend

2

: a generous benefactor of a cause or undertaking

Synonyms

• angel
• benefactor
• donator
• donor
• fairy godmother
• Maecenas
• patron

Examples of sugar daddy in a Sentence

She's on the lookout for a new sugar daddy.

the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy

Recent Examples on the Web

What starts as a typical family gathering quickly turns chaotic when Danielle unexpectedly encounters both her sugar daddy Max (Danny Deferrari) and her ex-girlfriend Maya (Molly Gordon) at the event. —Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

With no sugar daddy willing to lend money to countries that have lost the market's faith, there may be no alternative to austerity. —Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012

As the financial sugar daddy of research overseas that created COVID. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

Americans and Canadians with a history of sugar dating perceive sugar babies as having more power than their sugar daddies, mamas, and non-binary benefactors. —Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1