Definition of "forgiver" [for•giv•er]

• A person who forgives (noun)

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• "How good of a "forgiver" are Our merciful God made the ultimate sacrifice on Good Friday."
• "Next comes what the late Lewis Smedes called "seeing with new eyes," as the forgiver sees that the injuring person is more than the offenses she has committed."
• "The forgiver sees the unconditional worth of the other as a person, which can lead to empathy and compassion and eventually to the willingness to offer goodness to the other out of mercy."