donor
a person who gives or donates.
Medicine/Medical. a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation: sperm donor; organ donor.
Law. a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
of or relating to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
Origin of donor
1Other words for donor
Other words from donor
- do·nor·ship, noun
- pre·do·nor, noun
Words Nearby donor
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How to use donor in a sentence
According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, Jones obtained a prominent speaking slot by donating $50,000 to the effort — and helped secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional funding from a prominent Republican donor.
When did the Jan. 6 rally become a march to the Capitol? | Philip Bump | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostGreene said on Twitter late Wednesday that she had raised more than $330,000 from 13,000 small donors in 48 hours.
House ejects Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over extremist remarks | Mike DeBonis | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe details are still incoming, but Matze says he had a disagreement with conservative donor Rebekah Mercer.
Engler, a former head of the Business Roundtable, made phone calls to influential donors and fellow GOP elder statesmen who could press the lawmakers privately.
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election | Molly Ball | February 4, 2021 | TimeI literally felt savedThis article is courtesy of Shelly Tygielski, founder of Pandemic of Love, a grassroots organization that matches those who want to become donors or volunteers directly with those who’ve asked for help with essential needs.
Dear Struggling Parents, It's Not Just You. This Is Hard | Susanna Schrobsdorff | January 31, 2021 | Time
Sometimes politicians oppose reform for nefarious reasons—to protect a special interest or a major donor, for example.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat Florida donor is going to give to Rubio and not Bush?
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field | David Freedlander | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRecipients in a cryobank can peruse donor files and see hair color, eye color, race, height, IQ, and so on.
Have Sperm, Will Travel: The ‘Natural Inseminators’ Helping Women Avoid the Sperm Bank | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLouis Bacon, another big donor, owns land all over the world, including a grouse-hunting estate in Scotland.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools | Zephyr Teachout | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOther panelists rallied to the cause of “the invisible woman”—the second and generally anonymous egg donor.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction | Eleanor Clift | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConsequently, though the donor's intention may be subsequently altered, no obligation to make restitution will arise.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAlthough the charter proceeds from the crown or the government, it is considered as the will of the donor.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterAbove these is a sandstone belt in which is cut the name of the donor, by vote of the City Government.
In connection with it is a handsome chapel, the gift of the late Deacon David Boutelle and named after the donor.
In this case the donor had escaped, as by a miracle, from a stroke of lightning.
Great Artists, Vol 1. | Jennie Ellis Keysor
British Dictionary definitions for donor
/ (ˈdəʊnə) /
a person who makes a donation
med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
law
a person who makes a gift of property
a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
an impurity, such as antimony or arsenic, that is added to a semiconductor material in order to increase its n-type conductivity by contributing free electrons: Compare acceptor (def. 2)
Origin of donor
1Derived forms of donor
- donorship, noun
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Scientific definitions for donor
[ dō′nər ]
An atom or molecule that releases one or more electrons to another atom or molecule, resulting in a chemical bond or flow of electric current. Compare acceptor. See also electron carrier.
An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
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