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donoress

donoress noun: a female donor.

Noun

donoress (plural donoresses)

  1. A female donor.
    • The venerable recipient of the medal was so touched by the expressions of the fair donoresses, that he immediately suspended it from his neck, with a garter presented to him by the young lady in spangles who dances the Scotchische, after which they all supped together, and had a very merry evening...1862 March 1, Vanity Fair, volume 5, page 104, column 1
    • If sometimes, in private, he grimaced over “the egg,” his manner to the donors and donoresses was all tactful thanks.1924, The Adelphi, volume 2, number 4, page 295
    Synonyms:
    donatress, donatrix

Synonyms of donoress

Forms of donoress

pluraldonoresses

Origin of donoress

From donor + -ess.

Questions about donoress

What does donoress mean?
Donoress means a female donor.
What part of speech is donoress?
Donoress is a noun.
What is the plural of donoress?
The plural of donoress is donoresses.

Words near donoress in the dictionary

  1. donor offspring
  2. donor offsprings
  3. donor-specific antibody
  4. donorcycle
  5. donorcycles
  6. donoress
  7. donoresses
  8. donorless
  9. donors
  10. donorship
  11. donorships

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