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Definitions for Donor

[1] a person who gives or donates.
[2] Medicine/Medical . a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation: sperm donor ; organ donor .
[3] Law . a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
[4] of or relating to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
[5] a person who makes a donation
[6] med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
[7] law a person who makes a gift of property a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
[8] the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
[9] an impurity, such as antimony or arsenic, that is added to a semiconductor material in order to increase its n-type conductivity by contributing free electrons Compare acceptor (def. 2)

Words related to Donor

contributor, benefactor, patron, backer, angel, subscriber, philanthropist, savior, benefactress, altruist, almsgiver, presenter, grantor, donator

Words nearby Donor

donnish, donny, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, donnée, donor, donor card, donoso, donostia-san sebastián, donovan, donovan body

Origin of Donor

1400–50; late Middle English donour < Anglo-French (Old French doneur ) < Latin dōnātor, equivalent to dōnā(re ) (see donation) + -tor -tor

Other words from Donor

do·nor·ship , noun
pre·do·nor , noun

Word origin for Donor

C15: from Old French doneur, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre to give

Synonyms for Donor

backer, benefactor, contributor, patron, almsgiver, altruist, angel, benefactress, bestower, conferrer, grantor, philanthropist, presenter, savior, subscriber, Santa Claus, donator, heavy hitter