donor

[ doh-ner ]
/ ˈdoʊ nər /

noun

a person who gives or donates.
Medicine/Medical. a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation: sperm donor; organ donor.
Law. a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.

adjective

of or relating to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.

Origin of donor

1400–50; late Middle English donour < Anglo-French (Old French doneur) < Latin dōnātor, equivalent to dōnā(re) (see donation) + -tor -tor

SYNONYMS FOR donor

OTHER WORDS FROM donor

do·nor·ship, noun pre·do·nor, noun

British Dictionary definitions for donorship

donor
/ (ˈdəʊnə) /

noun

a person who makes a donation
med any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
law
  1. a person who makes a gift of property
  2. a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
an impurity, such as antimony or arsenic, that is added to a semiconductor material in order to increase its n-type conductivity by contributing free electrons Compare acceptor (def. 2)

Derived forms of donor

donorship, noun

Word Origin for donor

C15: from Old French doneur, from Latin dōnātor, from dōnāre to give

Medical definitions for donorship

donor
[ dōnər ]

n.

One from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for use in a transfusion or transplant.
A chemical compound that can transfer an atom, a radical, or a particle to an acceptor.

Scientific definitions for donorship

donor
[ dōnər ]

An atom or molecule that releases one or more electrons to another atom or molecule, resulting in a chemical bond or flow of electric current. Compare acceptor. See also electron carrier.
An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.