"gift giver" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-gift giver.ogg Forms: gift givers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gift giver (plural gift givers)
  1. (slang, sexuality) A sexual partner who transmits HIV to a bug-chaser. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sexuality, People
    Sense id: en-gift_giver-en-noun-Eb5GHxmN Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gift, giver.
    Sense id: en-gift_giver-en-noun-O3GuoPoy

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          "ref": "2016 November 30, Joseph Channing, “An Undercover Look Inside the World of HIV Bug Chasers and Gift Givers”, in SF Weekly:",
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