Meaning of DONOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'downur
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- [n] person who makes a gift of property
- [n] (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
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| | Synonyms: | | giver, presenter |
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| | See Also: | | abnegator, almsgiver, altruist, benefactor, blood donor, contributor, helper, Indian giver, organ donor, philanthropist, subscriber, subsidiser, subsidizer, tipper | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| | 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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