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donor

Syllabification: (do·nor)
Pronunciation: /ˈdōnər/

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Definition of donor

noun

  • a person who donates something, especially money to a fund or charity:an anonymous donor has given $25 [as modifier]:loans from rich donor countries
  • a person who provides blood for transfusion, semen for insemination, or an organ or tissue for transplantation.
  • Chemistry an atom or molecule that provides electrons in forming a coordinate bond.
  • Physics an impurity atom in a semiconductor that contributes a conducting electron to the material.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French doneur, from Latin donator, from donare 'give'

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