fundraiser
/ˈfʌndreɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfʌndreɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfənd-ˌrā-zər/ (ame, mw)
fundraiser — noun
- fundraisersingular
- fundraisersplural
1. someone whose job or main role is to persuade people to give money to a cause, g
someone whose job or main role is to persuade people to give money to a cause, group, or campaign
Lucía became the main fundraiser for the hospital's new cancer ward.
main fundraiser for a cause
Gabriel works as the campaign's fundraiser and phones alumni every night.
work as a fundraiser
The school hired Niran as a full-time fundraiser before the building project.
Our museum's fundraiser wrote grant requests and planned donor lunches.
文法句型
work as a fundraiser
the main fundraiser for a cause
hire a fundraiser
用法筆記
Common with charities, schools, museums, and political campaigns. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the person bringing money in, not the event where the money is collected.
常見錯誤
2. an event people organize to bring in money for a charity, school, team, or other
an event people organize to bring in money for a charity, school, team, or other project
The school fundraiser filled the gym with cakes, raffle tickets, and parents.
school fundraiser
Rain forced the animal shelter's fundraiser into the library hall.
fundraiser as an event
Ryo bought two tickets for the community fundraiser on Saturday night.
The fundraiser raised enough money to replace the village clinic's roof.
- benefit
usually suggests a public event such as a concert or dinner held to raise money
- charity event
broader and more general; not every charity event is mainly about collecting money
文法句型
hold a fundraiser
school fundraiser
annual fundraiser
用法筆記
Often modified by the group or cause it supports, as in school fundraiser or community fundraiser. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is the money-raising event itself, not the person running it.