Donor

//ˈdoʊnɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who makes a donation.

    "The charity raised $2,000 from various donors."

  2. 2
    person who makes a gift of property wordnet
  3. 3
    An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.

    "You'll need to lengthen the plug for the fan switch and swap its connector for that of the donor."

  4. 4
    (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) wordnet
  5. 5
    A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

    "a carbonyl donor molecule"

Synonyms

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donatoralmoneralmsgiverangelassignorawarder

Example

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"Japan was the world's largest donor of ODA in 1991."

Etymology

From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).

Related phrases

Michael donorblood donordonor carddonor classdonor fatiguedonor-specific antibodyelectron donorliving donororgan donorsperm donorstraw donoruniversal donor

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