donators

noun

plural of donator
as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money a frequent donator of funds to research foundations

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Recent Examples of donators 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donators
  1. donors
  2. benefactors
Noun
  • 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
Definition of donors
Noun
  • Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Investing in infrastructure to boost revenue streams is wise, particularly at a club with no shareholders to act as benefactors.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactors

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“Donators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donators. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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