remitter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who remits, or makes remittance.
  2. One who pardons.
  3. The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right formerly held; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmɪtə(ɹ)/

Word forms

remitter remitters

Etymology

From remit + -er (agent noun suffix), or in the legal sense + -er (action noun suffix).

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