approver

English

Etymology

approve + -er

Noun

approver (plural approvers)

  1. One who approves or gives approval.
    • John Bunyan
      Therefore, as when men wickedly swear they rend and tear God's name, and make him, as much as in them lies, the avoucher and approver of all their wickedness []
  2. (dated, law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.

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