donor
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nər noun
1.
a person who gives or donates.
2.
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.
3.
Law. a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
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World English Dictionary
donor (ˈdəʊnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who makes a donation |
| 2. | med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person |
| 3. | law |
| a. a person who makes a gift of property | |
| b. a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property | |
| 4. | the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond |
| 5. | Compare acceptor 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 |
| [C15: from Old French doneur, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre to give] | |
| 'donorship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
donor
c.1439, from Anglo-Fr. donour, from O.Fr. doneur, from L. donatorem (nom. donator), from donare "give as a gift" (see donation). Of blood, from 1910; of organs or tissues, from 1918.
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Medical Dictionary
donor do·nor (dō'nər)
n.
One from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for use in a transfusion or transplant.
A chemical compound that can transfer an atom, a radical, or a particle to an acceptor.
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Science Dictionary
donor (dō'nər) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
She had spent two years cultivating a potential donor to make a multimillion-dollar gift to her college.
Your gift will have a clear impact, as emphasized by the thank you letter that every donor receives from the grateful teacher.
For the first time, researchers have built a functioning lung by growing cells on the skeleton of a donor lung.
The doctor did not release any information about the patient or the donor, seeking to protect their privacy.
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