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   do·nor

   /ˈdōnər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who donates something, especially money to a fund or charity: "an anonymous donor has given $25"
   • ▪ a person who provides blood for transfusion, semen for insemination, or an organ or tissue for transplantation: "one third of patients die before a suitable donor is found"
   • ▪ an atom or molecule that provides electrons in forming a coordinate bond.
   • ▪ an impurity atom in a semiconductor which contributes a conducting electron to the material.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French doneur, from Latin donator, from donare ‘give’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

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