approver

approver

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1. n. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial. Source: opted
2. n. An informer; an accuser. Source: opted
3. n. One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2. Source: opted
4. v. t. A bailiff or steward; an agent. Source: opted
5. n. an authority with power to approve Source: wordnet
6. 1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial. 2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st Approvement, 2. A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] Jacobs. Source: webster
7. One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1stApprovement, 2. Source: adambom
8. n. an authority with power to approve Source: ecdict

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