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Meaning of DONOR

Pronunciation:  'downur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  person who makes a gift of property
  2. [n]  (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
 

DONOR is a 5 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: giver, presenter
 
 See Also: abnegator, almsgiver, altruist, benefactor, blood donor, contributor, helper, Indian giver, organ donor, philanthropist, subscriber, subsidiser, subsidizer, tipper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor, awarder, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bestower, caterer, chandler, cheerful giver, commissariat, commissary, conferrer, consignor, contributor, donator, fairy godmother, feoffor, financer, funder, furnisher, giver, grantor, imparter, lady bountiful, Maecenas, manciple, merchant, patron, patroness, philanthropist, presenter, provider, provisioner, purveyor, quartermaster, retailer, Santa Claus, settler, steward, stock clerk, storekeeper, subscriber, sugar daddy, supplier, supporter, sutler, testate, testator, testatrix, victualer, vivandier, vouchsafer
 

 

 

 

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