| 单词 | donor |
| 释义 | donor (once / 984 pages) n A donor is a person who donates something of value to a person or an organization, especially a charity. A wealthy donor might leave her book collection to the local library in her will. Buildings on college campuses are frequently named after generous donors — if you give millions of dollars to your school, they might name the new library after you, crediting you as a donor. Another kind of donor gives blood that can be used for transfusions, or agrees to donate organs after his or her death. Donor comes from the Latin root donare, "give as a gift." WORD FAMILYdonor: donors USAGE EXAMPLESAn opposition lawmaker is also campaigning for Netanyahu to be investigated over suspicions that donors improperly transferred money for his personal use. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) It's also why he's devoted his life to keeping the memory of his donor, Jason Gosnell, alive. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Blumberg hopes the public will chip in, which is why he’s assuring potential donors that Fleet Week will survive. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n person who makes a gift of property Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper bestower, conferrer, giver, presenter Andrew Carnegie United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) Peter CooperUnited States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) Ezra CornellUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) Solomon GuggenheimUnited States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949) John HarvardAmerican philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) Milton Snavely HersheyUnited States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) Johns HopkinsUnited States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Andrew William MellonUnited States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) Alfred Bernhard NobelSwedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) First Viscount NuffieldBritish industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) John Davison RockefellerUnited States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) Commodore VanderbiltUnited States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Elihu YaleEnglish philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) abnegator one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something almsgivera person who gives alms Indian giveran offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given you altruist, philanthropistsomeone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being settlor, trustor(law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee contributor, subscribersomeone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money subsidiser, subsidizersomeone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy tippera person who leaves a tip benefactor, helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) 2n (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) Hypo|Hyper blood donor someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions organ donorsomeone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation universal donora person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types benefactor, helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) |
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