donor
[noun]
Synonyms: giver, benefactor, contributor, donator, philanthropist

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Related Words: contributor, subscriber

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

do‧nor /ˈdəʊnə $ ˈdoʊnər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: doneur, from Latin donare 'to give']

1. a person, group etc that gives something, especially money, to help an organization or country ⇒ donate:
We urgently need more assistance from donor countries (=countries that give money, food etc to help in poor countries or disaster areas).
An anonymous donor (=whose name is unknown) has given £500 towards the restoration fund.

2. someone who gives blood or a body organ so that it can be used in the medical treatment of someone else ⇒ donate:
Some patients die before a suitable donor is found.
blood/organ/kidney etc donor
the shortage of blood donors

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

donor
noun
I. gives a part of their body
ADJ. blood (transfusion), bone marrow, kidney, organ, etc. | potential | suitable The operation will go ahead as soon as a suitable donor can be found.
DONOR + VERB donate sth, give sth Donors give blood twice a year.
DONOR + NOUN blood, organ Donor organs are constantly required for transplant operations.
card

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

donor
II. gives money/goods
ADJ. anonymous The charity received £50,000 from an anonymous donor.
aid Japan has been one of the country's biggest aid donors.
DONOR + VERB give sth, make a donation, pledge sth Donors pledged a total of $1,000 million in relief aid.
DONOR + NOUN country, government loans from rich donor countries to developing nations

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

donor

a suitable donor
After a 10-month wait, a suitable donor was found.
a blood donor
Are you willing to register as a blood donor?
an organ donor
There are not nearly enough organ donors.
a heart/liver/kidney etc donor
There is a shortage of kidney donors.
a sperm/egg donor (=a man who gives sperm or a woman who gives eggs to help someone else have a baby)
Her husband was infertile so they conceived using a sperm donor.
a donor organ
She had to wait for over a year before a donor organ became available.
a donor heart/liver/kidney etc
The technique keeps the donor heart beating while it is transported.
donor blood
Donor blood had to be used during the operation.
a donor card (=that you carry to give permission for your organs to be used if you die)
Do you carry a donor card?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲