donor

• donour (obsolete)

From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊnɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊnə/

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• Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnəɹ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnə
• Hyphenation: do‧nor
• Rhymes: -əʊnə(ɹ)

donor (plural donors)

1. 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.

2. An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.
   • 2004, Aaron Bonk, Honda Engine Swaps‎^[1], CarTech, →ISBN, page 41:

     You'll need to lengthen the plug for the fan switch and swap its connector for that of the donor.

3. (chemistry) A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

   a carbonyl donor molecule

• (person): donater, donator

• donee

• Noord, rondo

Borrowed from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Old French doneur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.nɔr/

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• Hyphenation: do‧nor

donor m (plural donoren or donors)

1. a donor

   Synonyms: donateur, gever, schenker

2. an organ donor

   Synonym: orgaandonor

• bloeddonor
• donorbloed
• donorgeld
• donorhart
• donorland
• donornier
• donororgaan
• donormoeheid
• donorweefsel
• donorzaad
• eiceldonor
• gelddonor
• orgaandonor
• spermadonor
• zaaddonor

• donateur
• donatie
• doneren

dōnor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dōnō

Borrowed from French donneur.

donor m (plural donori)

1. donor