donor
n.
giver, contributor, one who donates
Donor
donor
Noun
1. person who makes a gift of property
(synonym) giver, presenter
(hypernym) benefactor, helper
(hyponym) abnegator
2. (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
(hypernym) benefactor, helper
(hyponym) blood donor
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
donor (de)
n.
donor funds, money that has been contributed by donors
Donor
(n.)
One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee.
(n.)
One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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