donneur

French

Etymology

From donner +‎ -eur. Compare donateur, a borrowing from Latin donātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.nœʁ/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

donneur m (plural donneurs, feminine donneuse)

1. donor

   donneur de leçons ― person prone to pontificating, to lecturing and patronizing people (literally, “lesson donor”)

   donneur de sang ― blood donor

   donneur d'organes ― organ donor

2. (card games) dealer

Related terms

• donateur
• donation
• don

Descendants

• → Turkish: donör

Further reading

• “donneur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012