donor
A person or group that gives money or things to help a person, group, or cause and does not get paid back.
A person or organization that gives money, goods, or other resources voluntarily, especially to a charity, project, or campaign, without being paid in return.
A person who gives blood, an organ, or body tissue to help sick people or for medical study.
A person who provides blood, an organ, or other body tissue for medical use in another person or for medical research, usually voluntarily.
In science, an atom or substance that gives electrons or a chemical part to another atom or substance.
In chemistry and physics, an atom, molecule, impurity, or substance that donates electrons or a chemical group to another species in a reaction or material.
In law, the person who gives a legal right, power, or property to someone else in an official document.
In legal contexts, the person who formally gives a legal right, power, or property to another person, especially through a deed, will, or power of attorney.
- Base: donor
- Plural: donors
anonymous donor
1donor whose identity is hidden
A person or group who gives money, things, or help, but does not want their name to be known.
- An anonymous donor gave one million dollars to the hospital.
- The school library was rebuilt thanks to an anonymous donor.
- The charity said an anonymous donor had covered all the event costs.
blood donor
1person who gives blood
A person who gives their blood so it can be used to help sick or injured people.
- The clinic is asking for new blood donors after the accident.
- Regular blood donors are invited to give every three months.
- As a first‑time blood donor, he was a little nervous but happy to help.
donor base
1group of regular donors
All the people and groups who often give money to a charity, project, or campaign.
- The campaign expanded its donor base through online fundraising.
- A strong donor base makes the charity less dependent on one big gift.
- They are working to build a younger donor base.
donor country
1country that gives foreign aid
A country that gives money, food, or other help to other countries, usually through international aid.
- Donor countries pledged billions of dollars in emergency relief.
- The conference brought together donor countries and aid agencies.
- Some donor countries are cutting their foreign aid budgets.
donor fatigue
1reduced willingness to keep donating
When people or groups become tired of giving money or help again and again, so they do not want to give more.
- Aid agencies are worried about donor fatigue after years of conflict.
- Repeated emergency appeals can lead to donor fatigue.
- The charity tried new ideas to fight donor fatigue and keep support strong.
egg donor
1woman who gives eggs
A woman who gives her eggs to a clinic so that another person can try to have a baby.
- Finding a suitable egg donor can take many months.
- The egg donor must go through several medical tests.
- Some couples look for an egg donor who shares similar physical traits.
living donor
1person donating while alive
A person who gives an organ or tissue, like a kidney or part of their liver, while they are still alive.
- The transplant was made possible by a living donor.
- Living donors usually give one kidney or part of their liver.
- The hospital has strict rules to protect living donors.
major donor
1donor giving a large amount
A person or group that gives a very large amount of money or help to a charity, project, or campaign.
- They hope the event will attract new major donors.
- Major donors are invited to a private dinner with the board.
- The museum named the new gallery after a major donor.
organ donor
1person who gives an organ
A person who gives one of their organs, while alive or after death, so doctors can put it into someone else.
- After his death, several patients benefited because he was an organ donor.
- She decided to become an organ donor when she renewed her driver’s license.
- You can indicate on your driver’s license if you want to be an organ donor.
- The doctors are waiting for a suitable organ donor for the child.
- The hospital held an event to thank families of organ donors.
- The campaign encourages people to talk to their families about being organ donors.
sperm donor
1man who provides sperm
A man who gives his sperm so that another person or couple can use it to have a baby.
- They decided to use a sperm donor to start a family.
- The couple chose a sperm donor who had similar physical features to the father.
- By law, the sperm donor can be contacted by the child after a certain age.
- Some sperm donors prefer to stay anonymous.
- The clinic keeps detailed records of each sperm donor.
- She became pregnant with the help of a sperm donor at a fertility clinic.