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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024do•nor /ˈdoʊnɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who gives or donates.
- Medicinea provider of blood or an organ for transfusion or transplantation:She is waiting for a kidney donor.
adj. [before a noun] - Biologyof or relating to the biological tissue of a donor:a donor organ.
- relating to, or for a giver of a donation:a donor card.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024do•nor (dō′nər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who gives or donates.
- Surgery, Medicine[Med.]a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation.
- Lawa person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
adj. - Chemistryof or pertaining to the biological tissue of a donor:donor organ.
- Latin dōnātor, equivalent. to dōnā(re) (see donation) + -tor -tor
- Anglo-French (Old French doneur)
- late Middle English donour 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged supporter, contributor, sponsor, patron.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: donor /ˈdəʊnə/ n - a person who makes a donation
- any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
- the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French doneur, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre to give |