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 Republican Party leaders don’t mention Georgia in meeting with donors. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Last year’s 200-plus golfers, sponsors and donors raised nearly $471,000. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Organizations can also use AI in donor engagement, compliance, research and internal planning. — Ekramy El Zaghat, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 During his 24 years in Congress, donors spent roughly $11 million supporting Becerra, according to the Times analysis and Open Secrets, a nonprofit, nonpartisan tracker of campaign fundraising. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80.

— Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
There have been years of public outcry, curatorial departures, and lost benefactors; Angelenos had grown proud of the original LACMA campus over time.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactor

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Perl is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and was the art critic for The New Republic for twenty years and a contributing editor at Vogue for a decade.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Patrice Onwuka, vice president for economic policy at Independent Women, is a Post Opinions contributor.

— Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

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