donator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈdoʊneɪtər/ UK /dəʊˈneɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who gives a donation; a donor

An anonymous donator funded the entire new wing of the library.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who gives a... donor giver benefactor contributor patrongrantor

Opposites

recipient donee beneficiary

Word family

Related forms donate donation donor donee

Etymology

From Latin donator ('giver'), agent noun from donare ('to give'), from donum ('gift'), from dare ('to give').

donator Latin donare Latin donum Latin *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# donator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdoʊneɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /dəʊˈneɪtə/

## Meanings
1. a person who gives a donation; a donor

## Examples
- An anonymous donator funded the entire new wing of the library.

## Synonyms
- donor
- giver
- benefactor
- contributor
- patron
- grantor

## Antonyms
- recipient
- donee
- beneficiary

## Related Forms
- donate
- donation
- donor
- donee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: donator
- Root: donare
- Root: donum
- Root: *deh₃-

## Etymology
From Latin donator ('giver'), agent noun from donare ('to give'), from donum ('gift'), from dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Donator is from Latin donator ('giver'), agent noun from donare ('to give'), from donum ('gift'), from dare ('to give'). The ancestry passes through Latin donator, Latin donare, Latin donum, and Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-. In present use as a noun, it means "a person who gives a donation; a donor", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include donate, donation, donor, and donee. Its contrast set includes recipient, donee, and beneficiary, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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