1. people or entities that accept something offered or presented
2. atoms or molecules that receive electrons in a chemical reaction
Usage: chemistry
3. semiconductor materials that create positive charge carriers by accepting electrons
Usage: electronics; physics

Examples

• The scholarship acceptors were announced at the ceremony.
• Several companies were acceptors of the merger proposal.
• Oxygen molecules serve as electron acceptors in cellular respiration.
• The chemist identified the acceptors and donors in the reaction.
• Boron atoms act as acceptors when added to silicon crystals.
• The semiconductor device requires both acceptors and donors to function properly.