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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- donour (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊnə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnəɹ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnə
- Hyphenation: do‧nor
Noun[edit]
donor (plural donors)
- One who makes a donation.
- The charity raised $2,000 from various donors.
- The hospital is seeking an organ donor.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 104:
- "You prefer, then, having the money to the ornaments which I had intended for you?"/"Oh! the hundred pounds, certainly," exclaimed Isabella, colouring a little at the idea of trespassing on the donor's generosity.
- An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.
- (chemistry) A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.
- a carbonyl donor molecule
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Translations[edit]
one who donates
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Old French doneur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
donor m (plural donoren or donors)
Derived terms[edit]
- bloeddonor
- donorbloed
- donorgeld
- donorhart
- donorland
- donornier
- donororgaan
- donormoeheid
- donorweefsel
- donorzaad
- eiceldonor
- gelddonor
- orgaandonor
- spermadonor
- zaaddonor
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dōnor
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
donor m (plural donori)
Declension[edit]
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