doner

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England/ˈdɒn.ə/Scotland/ˈdɔnər/US/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/UK/ˈdʌn.ə/

noun

Doner kebab.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

doner1

noundoner (plural doners)

plural doners · alternative döner

doner2

noun
  1. Dublin slangGoner; someone who is done for.

    One whiff of that and you're a doner.

    1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86

doner3

adjective
  1. comparativedialectalhumorouscomparative form of done: more done

    With these cuts we generally recommend cooking no doner than medium-rare for a juicier product

    1999 March 10, “WHAT'S THE BEEF ?”, in Richmond Times-Dispatch
    2 more examples

    Doner than a flank steak at a West Texas truck stop. Doner than Michael Vick's chances at next year's NFL citizenship award

    2007 June 3, “Suddenly, the field is level”, in Austin American-Statesman

    they feared sounding stupid even to themselves out loud—and besides, the conversation was doner than done to them

    2008, Porochista Khakpour, Sons and Other Flammable Objects, page 228

doner4

noundoner (plural doners)

plural doners

  1. misspellingMisspelling of donor.

Doner5

proper nounDoner (plural Doners)

plural Doners

Origin

doner · adjective

From done + -er (comparative suffix).

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APA

doner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doner

MLA

“doner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doner.

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