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donor
noun
a
person
who
freely
gives
money
,
goods
,
or
other
help
to
an
individual
,
group
,
or
cause
•
The
museum
thanked
every
donor
who
contributed
to
the
new
art
wing
.
The
museum
thanked
every
donor
who
contributed
to
the
new
art
wing
.
•
A
single
generous
donor
paid
for
the
village
’
s
clean-water
well
.
A
single
generous
donor
paid
for
the
village
’
s
clean-water
well
.
From
Latin
‘
donator
’
meaning
‘
giver
’,
from
‘
donare
’ “
to
give
”.
noun
a
person
who
gives
part
of
their
body
,
blood
,
or
other
biological
material
to
help
someone
else
•
After
the
accident
,
the
patient
survived
thanks
to
a
liver
donor
.
After
the
accident
,
the
patient
survived
thanks
to
a
liver
donor
.
•
Blood
banks
encourage
regular
donors
to
give
every
eight
weeks
.
Blood
banks
encourage
regular
donors
to
give
every
eight
weeks
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
;
specialized
medical
use
emerged
in
the
20th
century
.
noun
in
science
,
an
atom
,
molecule
,
or
material
that
gives
electrons
,
protons
,
or
energy
to
another
•
In
a
semiconductor
,
a
phosphorus
atom
acts
as
an
electron
donor
.
In
a
semiconductor
,
a
phosphorus
atom
acts
as
an
electron
donor
.
•
Hydrogen
chloride
is
a
proton
donor
in
acid–base
reactions
.
Hydrogen
chloride
is
a
proton
donor
in
acid–base
reactions
.
Technical
sense
extended
from
the
general
meaning
of
“
giver
”
to
particles
and
molecules
in
the
late
19th
century
.