Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun donkey

2 senses of donkey

Sense 1
donkey -- (the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)
       => emblem, allegory -- (a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)

Sense 2
domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus -- (domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn)
       => ass -- (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)