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do·nor
(dō′nər)n.
1. One that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund.
2. Medicine An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
3. Chemistry An atom, molecule, or ion that provides a part to combine with an acceptor, especially an atom that provides two electrons to form a bond with another atom.
4. Electronics An element introduced into a semiconductor with a negative valence greater than that of the pure semiconductor.
adj.
Medicine Used for transfusion, implantation, or transplant: a donor organ.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre, to give; see donation.]
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donor
(ˈdəʊnə)n
1. a person who makes a donation
2. (Medicine) med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney, etc, for use in the treatment of another person
3. (Law) law
a. a person who makes a gift of property
b. a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
4. (Chemistry) the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
5. (Electronics) 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 acceptor2
[C15: from Old French doneur, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre to give]
ˈdonorˌship n
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do•nor
(ˈdoʊ nər)n.
1. a person who gives or donates.
2. a provider of blood, an organ, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation.
3. an atom that provides a pair of electrons to form a chemical bond. Compare acceptor (def. 3).
adj. 4. of or pertaining to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
5. indicating, pertaining to, or for a giver of a donation, esp. a biological donation: a donor card; donor records.
[1400–50; late Middle English donour < Anglo-French (Old French doneur) < Latin dōnātor=dōnā(re) (see donation) + -tor -tor]
do′nor•ship`, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  donor - person who makes a gift of propertybenefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) abnegator - one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something almsgiver - a person who gives alms altruist, philanthropist - someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being settlor, trustor - (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee contributor, subscriber - someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money subsidiser, subsidizer - someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy tipper - a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper" |
| 2. | donor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) blood donor - someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions organ donor - someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation |
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donor
noun giver, supporter, contributor, sponsor, patron, backer, benefactor, philanthropist, grantor (Law), donator, almsgiver a major donor to UN relief agencies
receiver, recipient, beneficiary, inheritor, payee, assignee, legatee
receiver, recipient, beneficiary, inheritor, payee, assignee, legatee
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donor
nounA person who gives to a charity or cause:
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Translations
مَانِحمُتَبَرِّع
dárce
donor=-donor
luovuttaja
donator
adományozódonor
-gjafi; gefandi
ドナー
기증자
darca
givare
ผู้บริจาค
bağışçıverici
người hiến nội tạng/máu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
donor
[ˈdəʊnər] n
[blood, organ] → donneur/euse m/f
(to charity) [money] → donateur/trice m/f
modif
[country, community, agency] → donateur/tricedonor card n → carte f de donneur d'organes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
donor
n (Med, to charity) → Spender(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
donor
[ˈdəʊnəʳ] n (gen, Med) → donatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
donate
(dəˈneit) , ((American) ˈdouneit) verb to give to a fund etc. He donated $100 to the fund.
doˈnation noun a gift of money or goods to a fund or collection. All donations are welcome.
donor (ˈdounə) noun a giver of a gift or of a part of the body used to replace a diseased part of someone else's body. The new piano in the hall is the gift of an anonymous donor; a kidney donor; a blood donor.
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donor
→ مَانِح dárce donor Spender δωρητής donante luovuttaja donneur donator donatore ドナー 기증자 donor donor dawca doador донор givare ผู้บริจาค verici người hiến nội tạng/máu 捐献者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
do·nor
n. donante, donador; persona contribuyente;
___ card → tarjeta de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
donor
adj de donante; — semen semen m de donante; n donante mf; living — donante vivo; organ — donante de órganos; universal — donante universalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.