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Etymology edit

From donate +‎ -er.

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donater (plural donaters)

  1. One who donates.
    • 1915, Official Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, page 43:
      [] persons who contributed to the fund will be satisfied if this money be used for some purpose in line with the intentions of the donaters.
    • 1952, The American Photo Engraver, volume 44:
      Due to an overlook, we forgot to thank the donaters who furnished the gifts for the winning children []
    • 1958, EHS Law Bulletin Series, volume 4, page 12:
      The location of the property other than those as mentioned in items of paragraph 1 and those as provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be situated at the domicile of the decedent, or donater who had been the owner of the right incident to the said property.
    • 1979, Sentimientos, page 39:
      The ticket donations help support the festivities and also make ticket donaters eligible to participate in a raffle during the tardeada.
    • 2001 October 12, Siva, “Re: Rudy Guiliani is a moron”, in az.politics (Usenet), message-ID <3BC7BF28.8B455AF9@operamail.com>:
      Regardless of the nature of the Prince's statements, it's inappropriate for a government official to reject humanitarian help directed toward the American people simply because that official didn't like the donater's political beliefs.
    • 2003 May 10, No kids 4 you, “Re: Yet another reason to loathe United Way”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet), message-ID <20030510153226.13178.00000077@mb-m26.aol.com>:
      I used to know a guy who's grandmother owned a bunch of companies AND she was a huge donater to different charities, including the UW.
    • 2008 July, Pat Henry, Across the Sea, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 57:
      She said he did not have to do that for her but she appreciated the fact that he did not invite them but next time he should, they are apart of his charity donaters and should not exclude them from his life, she said she would call him in the morning.
    • 2012, Amy Korst, The Zero-Waste Lifestyle: Live Well by Throwing Away Less, →ISBN, page 58:
      She hopes her customers and plastic donaters don’t use her business as an excuse to buy and use more plastic packaging.
    • 2013, Adam Crowe, Leadership in the Open: A New Paradigm in Emergency Management, →ISBN, page 195:
      These donations continued to be received through the first anniversary of the tornadoes with donaters and receivers providing positive feedback using the Facebook page.

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