approver
noun
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Pronunciation: /əˈpɹuːvɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin approbōder. Old French aproverbor. Middle English aproven English approve Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English approver From approve + -er.
- One who approves or gives approval.
“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 […]”
- In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.