blood donor

/ˌblʌd ˌˈdoʊnər/
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Other forms: blood donors

Definitions of blood donor
  1. noun
    someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions
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    types:
    universal donor
    a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types
    type of:
    donor
    (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
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