underwriters

noun

Definition of underwritersnext
plural of underwriter
as in benefactors

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  1. benefactors
  2. teachers
  3. supporters
Noun
  • Fleiss has a non-profit but also relies on generous benefactors to keep bird food and medicine in stock.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Three days before Christmas, those same benefactors indulge 5,000 needy kids to a day of entertainment.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of benefactors
Noun
  • Mussolini would later send teachers from the south to Italianize the region as part of a nationalist push.
    Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The classrooms are full of eager young students, raising their hands to answer teachers' questions, comparing notes and studying together.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By better communicating their upsides, these institutions can help sustain their legitimacy and create a constituency of supporters.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporters
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