donater

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noun

One who donates.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

noundonater (plural donaters)

plural donaters

  1. One who donates.

    Due to an overlook, we forgot to thank the donaters who furnished the gifts for the winning children […]

    1952, The American Photo Engraver, volume 44
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    […] persons who contributed to the fund will be satisfied if this money be used for some purpose in line with the intentions of the donaters.

    1915, Official Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, page 43

    The location of the property other than those as mentioned in items of paragraph 1 and those as provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be situated at the domicile of the decedent, or donater who had been the owner of the right incident to the said property.

    1958, EHS Law Bulletin Series, volume 4, page 12

    The ticket donations help support the festivities and also make ticket donaters eligible to participate in a raffle during the tardeada.

    1979, Sentimientos, page 39

    Regardless of the nature of the Prince's statements, it's inappropriate for a government official to reject humanitarian help directed toward the American people simply because that official didn't like the donater's political beliefs.

    2001 October 12, Siva, “Re: Rudy Guiliani is a moron”, in az.politics (Usenet), message-ID <3BC7BF28.8B455AF9@operamail.com>

    I used to know a guy who's grandmother owned a bunch of companies AND she was a huge donater to different charities, including the UW.

    2003 May 10, No kids 4 you, “Re: Yet another reason to loathe United Way”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet), message-ID <20030510153226.13178.00000077@mb-m26.aol.com>

    Synonyms: donator, donor

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nounOne who donates.

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