| n. | 1. | One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. Inverse of |
| 2. | (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; - the opposite of |
| Noun | 1. | donor - person who makes a gift of property |
| 2. | donor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) |
DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.)
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