Meanings
nounorgan donor (plural organ donors)
plural organ donors
- A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.
- USslangA motorcyclist, especially one who does not wear a protective helmet.
2006, Bill Lankhof, Head Case, Slam! Sports (Canada), 14 Jun. (retrieved 21 Aug. 2008), Wearing a motorcycle helmet is optional in Pennsylvania, but that's no reason for Ben Roethlisberger to go out and practise his organ donor technique.
Translations
Danish organdonor
- organdonorperson from whom an organ is removed
Dutch orgaandonor
- orgaandonorperson from whom an organ is removed
Finnish elimenluovuttaja, elintenluovuttaja
- elimenluovuttajaperson from whom an organ is removed
- elintenluovuttajaperson from whom an organ is removed
French donneur d'organes
- donneur d'organesperson from whom an organ is removed
German Organspender, Organspenderin
- Organspenderperson from whom an organ is removed
- Organspenderinperson from whom an organ is removed
Hindi अंगदानी
- अंगदानी (aṅgdānī)person from whom an organ is removed
Japanese ドナー
- ドナー (donā)person from whom an organ is removed
Polish dawca narządów
- dawca narządówperson from whom an organ is removed
Portuguese doador de órgãos, doadora de órgãos
- doador de órgãosperson from whom an organ is removed
- doadora de órgãosperson from whom an organ is removed
Russian до́нор о́рганов
- до́нор о́рганов (dónor órganov)person from whom an organ is removed
Swedish organdonator
- organdonatorperson from whom an organ is removed
Cite this entry
APA
organ donor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donor
MLA
“organ donor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organ donor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donor.
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