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donor
What does donor mean?
donor (noun): person who makes a gift of property.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use donor in a sentence?
- The donor requested anonymity. (Tatoeba sentence #5732021 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce donor?
/ˈdoʊnɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does donor come from?
From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of donor?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “donor”?
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What does “donor” mean?
the maximum amount that can be held
Not quite: that's what capacity means.
an actual event, situation, or fact
Not quite: that's what case means.
person who makes a gift of property
Right! That's what “donor” means.
possession of controlling influence
Not quite: that's what power means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “donor”?
place
Not quite: place means something else.
money
Not quite: money means something else.
house
Not quite: house means something else.
giver
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