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Vinony

funder

noun

  1. provider of funds
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌndɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English fund Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English funder From fund + -er.

  1. One who funds.

    “I think funding sources do have an impact on the political direction of any organization. An organization that is not politically palatable to the funder is going to lose the funder. That has had an impact on the direction of the gay liberation event.”

    “Network Rail's funder in Scotland, Transport Scotland, published a plan in 2020 saying that by 2035 the rail routes to Aberdeen (and to Inverness, Tweedbank and Carlisle via Kilmarnock) would be electrified.”