Definition
A woman who gives a donation or gift, especially to a religious institution or charity.
Etymology
From Latin 'donator' (giver) + feminine suffix '-ess'. The root 'donare' means to give, and the feminine form emerged in Middle English to specify a female donor.
Kelly Says
This word shows how English used to add '-ess' to almost any profession or role to mark it as female—like actress, waitress, or duchess. Today we mostly just say 'donor' for anyone, but donatress reminds us how language once categorized people by gender in surprising ways.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتبرعة
mu-ta-bri-e
BNবাংলা
দানকারী
da-na-ka-ri
DADansk
donator
do-na-tor
DEDeutsch
Spendin
shpen-din
ELΕλληνικά
εθελοντής
e-the-lon-tis
ESEspañol
donante
do-nan-te
FISuomi
lahjoittaja
la-hoi-to-it-ta-ja
FRFrançais
donatrice
do-na-tress
GUGU
દાનકર્તા
daan-kar-ta
HAHA
mace donates
ma-ce do-na-tes
HEעברית
מרוויחה
me-ro-vi-cha
HIहिन्दी
दानकर्ता
daan-kar-ta
HUMagyar
donátor
do-na-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
donatur
do-na-tur
IGIG
nwanyi na-akwụ ụgwọ
n-wa-nyi na-akwu ugwo
ITItaliano
donatrice
do-na-tri-ce
KMKM
អ្នកឧបត្ថម
a-nek-u-bat-tham
MRMR
दानकर्तार
daan-kar-ta-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
penderma
pen-der-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုသူ
kye-zu-pyu-thu
NLNederlands
donatrice
do-na-tri-ce
NONorsk
donator
do-na-tor
PAPA
ਦਾਨਦাতਰੀ
daan-da-ta-ree
PLPolski
donator
do-na-tor
PTPortuguês
donatária
do-na-ta-ri-a
RORomână
donatoare
do-na-to-re
RUРусский
донори
do-no-ry
SVSvenska
donator
do-na-tor
SWKiswahili
mwanamke anachangia
mwa-na-mke a-na-chan-gia
TAதமிழ்
தானதாரி
thaana-tha-ari
TEతెలుగు
దానదారురాలు
daan-daaru-ra-alu
THไทย
ผู้บริจาค
phoo-bri-jak
TLTL
mga nagbibigay
mga na-gi-big-ay
TRTürkçe
bağışçı
ba-his-chi
UKУкраїнська
донориця
do-no-ri-tsia
VITiếng Việt
người quyên góp
nguoi-khen-gob
YOYO
olúṣẹ́ṣẹ́
o-lu-she-she
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Female suffix -ress added to 'donator' to mark women as marked/exceptional. Standard practice of older English to gender professions/roles only for women, implying male as default.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'donor' for all genders. If specificity needed, use 'woman donor' or 'female donor' contextually, not as a separate word form.
Inclusive Alternatives
["donor","woman donor"]