gifter

English

Etymology

From gift +‎ -er.

Noun

gifter (plural gifters)

1. One who gives a gift.
2. (slang) One who infects another with a sexually transmitted disease.
   • 2016, An Undercover Look Inside the World of HIV Bug Chasers and Gift Givers‎:

     At any given time, there are often dozens of people actively posting online ads as “chasers” or “gifters” in San Francisco and elsewhere around the nation .. Though chasers and gifters are active around the world, many see San Francisco as a kind of mecca .. apps like Grindr and Recon, as well as the website Breeding.Zone, where gifters and chasers share advice and stories about their sexual experiences, make it relatively straightforward to meet people who want to be infected with the virus that causes AIDS — or to infect their partners .. All the chasers and gifters I found were gay or bisexual men, and they came from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and ranged in age from 18 to 59.

Related terms

• chaser
• giftee
• giftgiver

Anagrams

• Fertig, fergit, re-gift, regift

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gifter m or f

1. indefinite plural of gift

Verb

gifter

1. present of gifte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gifter f

1. indefinite plural of gift

Swedish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /²jɪfˌtɛr/

Noun

gifter

1. indefinite plural of gift

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /¹jɪftɛr/

Verb

gifter

1. present indicative of gifta