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do·nor

[doh-ner] Pronunciation Key

–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.

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.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME donour < AF (OF doneur) < L dōnātor, equiv. to dōnā(re) (see donation) + -tor -tor

]

—Related forms

do·nor·ship, noun

—Synonyms 1. supporter, contributor, sponsor, patron.

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do·nor (dō'nər) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund.
Medicine An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
Chemistry An atom, molecule, or ion that provides a part to combine with an acceptor, especially an atom that provides two electrons to form a bond with another atom.
Electronics An element introduced into a semiconductor with a negative valence greater than that of the pure semiconductor.

adj. Medicine
Used for transfusion, implantation, or transplant: a donor organ.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre, to give; see donation.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
donor

c.1439, from Anglo-Fr. donour, from O.Fr. doneur, from L. donatorem (nom. donator), from donare "give as a gift." Of blood, from 1910; of organs or tissues, from 1918.

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donor
noun
1.	person who makes a gift of property
2.	(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

donor (dō'nər) Pronunciation Key

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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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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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: do·nor
Pronunciation: 'dO-n&r, -"nor
Function: noun
: one that gives, donates, grants, or confers something; specifically : SETTLOR

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Donor

Do"nor\, n. [F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See Donee, and cf. Donator.]

1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.

2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. --Kent.

Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we are to consider as well the donors and granters as the donees or grantees. --Spelman.

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