a person or an organization that gives an amount of money (a grant) to sb to pay for research, a project, etc. 授予者
() a person who transfers the right to own a particular property or an area of land to sb 转让者；让与人
() a person or an organization that agrees to give sb what they ask for such as permission to do sth 授权人◆credit grantors such as credit-card companies and banks 授信人，如信用卡公司和银行