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doner

UK/ˈdɒn.ə/US/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/

doner noun: doner kebab. Also the comparative form of done.

Noun (1)

doner (plural doners)

  1. Doner kebab.

Noun (2)

doner

  1. (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.
    • One whiff of that and you're a doner.1922 (1984), James Joyce, Ulysses, page 86

Proper noun capitalized: Doner

Doner (plural Doners)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

doner is also the comparative form of done.

doner is also the misspelling of donor.

Forms of doner

Noun
pluraldoners
alternative formdöner
Proper noun
pluralDoners

Origin of doner

Ellipsis of doner kebab.

From done + -er. Compare goner.

From done + -er (comparative suffix).

Phrases with doner

Questions about doner

What does doner mean?
Doner means doner kebab.
What part of speech is doner?
Doner can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce doner?
Doner is pronounced /ˈdɒn.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of doner?
The plural of doner is doners.

Words near doner in the dictionary

  1. Donelson
  2. Donelsons
  3. doneness
  4. donenesses
  5. donepezil
  6. doner
  7. doner kebab
  8. doner kebabs
  9. doner kebap
  10. doner kebaps
  11. doners

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