Meanings
plural donors · alternative donour
- One who makes a donation.
The hospital is seeking an organ donor.
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The charity raised $2,000 from various donors.
"You prefer, then, having the money to the ornaments which I had intended for you?"/"Oh! the hundred pounds, certainly," exclaimed Isabella, colouring a little at the idea of trespassing on the donor's generosity.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 104 - An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.
You'll need to lengthen the plug for the fan switch and swap its connector for that of the donor.
2004, Aaron Bonk, Honda Engine Swaps, CarTech, →ISBN, page 41 - chemistryA group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.
a carbonyl donor molecule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounperson who makes a gift of property
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchdoneur
- Anglo-Normandonour
- Middle Englishdonoure
- Englishdonor
From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُتَبَرِّع
- مُتَبَرِّع (mutabarriʕ)one who donates
Bulgarian дари́тел
- дари́тел (darítel)one who donates
Catalan donador, donadora
- donadorone who donates
- donadoraone who donates
- donantone who donates
Chinese Mandarin 捐贈者 /捐赠者
- 捐贈者 /捐赠者 (juānzèngzhě)one who donates
Czech dárce
- dárceone who donates
Dutch schenker, donor
- schenkerone who donates
- donorone who donates
Esperanto donanto
- donantoone who donates
Finnish lahjoittaja
- lahjoittajaone who donates
French donateur, donneur
- donateurone who donates
- donneurone who donates
German Spender, Spenderin
- Spenderone who donates
- Spenderinone who donates
Hebrew תורם, תורמת
- תורם (torem)one who donates
- תורמת (toremet)one who donates
Hindi दानी, दाता
- दानी (dānī)one who donates
- दाता (dātā)one who donates
Indonesian donor
- donorone who donates
Italian donante
- donanteone who donates
Japanese 寄贈者
- 寄贈者 (kizōsha)one who donates
Korean 기부자, 기증자
- 기부자 (gibuja)one who donates
- 기증자 (gijeungja)one who donates
Latin donator
- donatorone who donates
Polish darczyńca, ofiarodawca
- darczyńcaone who donates
- ofiarodawcaone who donates
- ofiarodawczynione who donates
- dawcaone who donates
- dawczynione who donates
- donatorone who donates
- donatorkaone who donates
Portuguese doador
- doadorone who donates
Romanian donator
- donatorone who donates
Russian же́ртвователь, до́нор
- же́ртвователь (žértvovatelʹ)one who donates
- до́нор (dónor)one who donates
- дона́тор (donátor)one who donates
Spanish donador, donante
- donadorone who donates
- donanteone who donates
Swedish givare, donator
- givareone who donates
- donatorone who donates
Turkish bağışçı, donör
- bağışçıone who donates
- donörone who donates
- vericione who donates
Ukrainian до́нор, до́норка
- до́нор (dónor)one who donates
- до́норка (dónorka)one who donates
- жертвода́вець (žertvodávecʹ)one who donates
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with donor
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Cite this entry
donor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donor
“donor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “donor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/donor.
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