1. a person or organization that gives an award, prize, or honor to someone

Examples

• The Nobel Committee serves as the awarder of the prestigious peace prize.
• As the awarder of the scholarship, the foundation carefully reviewed all applications.
• The awarder announced the winner during the ceremony.
• Each awarder had different criteria for selecting recipients.
• The university acted as the awarder for several academic honors.
• The awarder's decision was final and could not be appealed.