fundraiser

• fund-raiser

fund +‎ raiser

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

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• Hyphenation: fund‧rais‧er

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.