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Unselfish vs Giver - What's the difference?

unselfish | giver |

As an adjective unselfish

is not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.

As a noun giver is

one who gives; a donor or contributor.

unselfish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.
    • The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.

    Synonyms

    * altruistic * generous * selfless

    Antonyms

    * selfish

    giver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gives; a donor or contributor.

    • Synonyms

    * donor * contributor

    Antonyms

    * taker

    Derived terms

    * Indian giver