Definition of "fundraiser" []

• One, such as a person or an organization, that raises funds. (noun)
• A social function, such as a dinner, held for raising funds. (noun)

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• "President Obama's fundraising far outpaces any of the five presidents he succeeded, lending an air of credibility to the term "fundraiser in chief.""
• "I still think the best boobie fundraiser is the boobiethon."
• "The Clinton fundraiser is being described as 'strictly proforma', and he may be willing to do one for the incumbent too from the sounds of it."