DONOR Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

donor

noun

ˈdō-nər

Definition of donor

as in donator

one that helps another with gifts or money a list of donors in the charitable foundation's annual report

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Recent Examples of donor But Gaviria and Stearns declined to reveal the donors who may be in line to back the effort. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Hilton cast doubt on that, noting that Anthropic and its employees as well as OpenAI were major donors to Becerra’s campaign. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Rather than starting with who has the most wealth, identify who already knows and trusts your organization through your board, volunteers, partners or existing donors. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Mayor Rahm Emanuel expanded the organization and filled its board with campaign donors. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for donor

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Noun

Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.

— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of donator

Noun

Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactor

Noun

If an individual contributor directs three agents, who owns their output?

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
But Georgetown found that by 2025, DHS had contributed over 3 million profiles to CODIS, and ICE alone added 920,000, making the agency the primary contributor to the nation's criminal DNA database.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of contributor

Noun

Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.

— James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
One of the most romantic venues is Naam 1608, set in a traditional wood house on the river where patrons sitting along the bar can almost touch their toes in the water.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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