Definitions

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  • adjective humorous, dialect comparative form of done: more done
  • noun goner; someone who is done for.
  • noun doner kebab

Etymologies

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done +‎ -er

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By ellipsis.

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Examples

  • The word doner, comes from the Turkish verb donmek, or to turn, because it is grilled for hours on a spit and cut off in razor-thin slices when the meat is crisp and brown.

    Brudirect News1 Kirsten Grieshaber 2010

  • The word doner, comes from the Turkish verb donmek, or to turn, because it is grilled for hours on a spit and cut off in razor-thin slices when the meat is crisp and brown.

    Reader - MassLive.com The Associated Press 2010

  • By artificial insemination and not knowing who the doner is may be a possability … ..

    Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: June 20, 2006 2006

  • The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the "doner" murders -- a reference to the fact that some of the victims were foreign-born food vendors who worked at doner kebab stands, which roast meats on rotisseries.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the doner murders - a reference to the doner kebab stands, where some of the victims, who were foreign-born food vendors, worked.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • All had run small businesses or fast-food stands, in cities across Germany, leading to the killings being dubbed the "doner murders."

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • They also found, in the charred motorhome and a house nearby which had also been set ablaze, the two handguns used in the police woman's murder and the so-called "doner murders" that took place between 2000 and 2006.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The newsmagazine Der Spiegel published still images from the video, including of the bloody bodies of several victims of what became known as the doner murders - a reference to the fact that some of the victims were foreign-born food vendors who worked at doner kebab stands.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NICHOLAS KULISH 2011

  • The slayings, dubbed the "doner killings" because some of the victims operated stands selling sandwiches known as doner kebabs, took place throughout the country between 2000 and 2006.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • The slayings, dubbed the "doner killings" because some of the victims operated stands selling sandwiches known as doner kebabs, took place throughout the country between 2000 and 2006.

    News - latimes.com 2011

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