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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Giver

/gĭv'-ẽr/ · Giv·er · IPA /ˈɡɪvɚ/
01 n. One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
  1. 1.
    One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
    “It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the heart of the Christian.” — Kollock.