fundraiser

English

Alternative forms

• fund-raiser

Etymology

fund +‎ raiser

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: fund‧rais‧er

Noun

fundraiser (plural fundraisers)

1. An event undertaken to get money by voluntary contributions for a particular activity, such as equipment for extracurricular sports programs, or to defray laboratory costs (salaries) for research of a cure for a particular disease.

   This year’s fundraiser will be a walkathon.

2. A person who collects money from the public for some cause.

   She works as fundraiser for the Democratic Party.

   • 1978 December 9, Lynn Tibbets, Amy Hoffman, “N.E.W.S. News”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 8:

     The symphony will employ women as musicians, conductors, administrators, musicologists, composers and fund raisers.

Translations

event undertaken to get money — see also fundraising

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 募捐活動／募捐活动 (mùjuān huódòng)

• Czech: peněžní sbírka f
• Dutch: inzamelactie, inzamelingsactie (nl)
• Finnish: varainhankintatilaisuus, rahankeräys (fi), keräys (fi)
• French: collecte de fonds f
• German: Spendenaktion (de) f
• Irish: ócáid tiomsaithe airgid f
• Navajo: béeso adaʼhaʼnį́į́ł
• Polish: zbiórka (pl) f
• Portuguese: angariação de fundos
• Russian: сбор средств m (sbor sredstv)
• Spanish: recaudación de fondos f
• Vietnamese: (cuộc) vận động gây quỹ, (cuộc) chiến dịch gây quỹ

person who collects money

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 募捐者 (mùjuān zhě)

• Dutch: collectant (nl)
• Finnish: varainhankkija
• Irish: tiomsaitheoir airgid m
• Malay: pengumpul dana
• Portuguese: angariador de fundos m, angariadora de fundos f