fundraiser

fund-rais-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An event organized to collect money for a charity, cause, or organization.

  2. 2.

    A person who organizes or engages in raising money for a cause.

Forms

plural: fundraisers

Related words

See also: charity, donate, fund, fundraising
Synonyms: benefit, charity event

Etymology

Compound of fund + raiser, from the verb raise meaning "to collect or gather." First recorded usage in the mid-20th century.