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donor
[ doh-ner ]
noun
- a person who gives or donates.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
- Law. a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
adjective
- of or relating to the biological tissue of a donor:
donor organ.
donor
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a person who makes a donation
- med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
- law
- a person who makes a gift of property
- a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
- the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
- 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
donor
- 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.
- Compare acceptorSee also electron carrier
- An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԴǰˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- nǰ· noun
- ·nǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of donor1
Example Sentences
With his wife, he co-founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation, which helped recruit bone marrow donors at live concerts.
She appealed for people to register as donors, to help others with the same diagnosis, and compared stem cell donation to giving blood.
He co-founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation alongside his wife to help recruit bone marrow donors at live music shows.
McKinney said he plans “to take the fight to them head-on,” condemning Democrats who “put corporate interests over our communities” and who can’t be “clear-eyed” about the influence of Republican donors in Democratic politics.
The Mount Shasta Trail Assn., which was bequeathed hundreds of thousands of dollars from an anonymous donor who wanted to see access to the falls, tried for years to negotiate with the railroad, Harch said.
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