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donor

Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊnə, -nɔː/
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Definition of donor

noun

  • a person who donates something, especially money to charity:an anonymous donor has given £25 [as modifier]:loans from rich donor countries
  • a person who provides blood, an organ, or semen for transplantation, transfusion, etc.: one third of patients die before a suitable donor is found a blood donor
  • Chemistry an atom or molecule that provides a pair of electrons in forming a coordinate bond.
  • Physics an impurity atom in a semiconductor which contributes a conducting electron to the material.

Origin:

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

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