donor
Americannoun
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a person who gives or donates.
- Synonyms:
- patron, sponsor, contributor, supporter
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Medicine/Medical. a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation.
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Law. a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
adjective
noun
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a person who makes a donation
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med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
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law
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a person who makes a gift of property
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a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
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the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
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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
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An atom or molecule that releases one or more electrons to another atom or molecule, resulting in a chemical bond or flow of electric current.
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Compare acceptor See also electron carrier
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An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
Other Word Forms
- donorship noun
- predonor noun
Etymology
Origin of donor
1400–50; late Middle English donour < Anglo-French ( Old French doneur ) < Latin dōnātor, equivalent to dōnā ( re ) ( donation ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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To keep the doors open at its remaining 30 clinics, the center plans to lean more on donors, new state grants and revenue-driving products.
As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.
From Salon
She asked the Houthis to put their request to the international donor, as she could not justify giving financial packages to families she knew nothing about.
From BBC
He was in the market for wealthy donors to the Clinton Foundation and later to the Clinton Global Initiative, a gathering of leaders devoted to addressing world problems.
From BBC
Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris have traveled parallel political paths in California, with both rising through similar positions and competing for the same Democratic donors and advisors before Harris ascended to the vice presidency.
From Los Angeles Times
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