as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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Recent Examples of sugar daddies
Sanders needs Alabama’s gravitas or Texas Tech’s sugar daddies.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
Currently filming in Hong Kong, Peaches follows Nora (Thatcher) and Bing Bing (Liu), two spoiled best friends who scam sugar daddies for a living.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugar daddies
Noun
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In The Lever, Luke Goldstein and Katya Schwenk profiled Majority Democrats, one of the post-2024 groups set up by donors who think the Democrats need strategies and language that will win back less culturally liberal voters.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Sugar daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugar%20daddies. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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