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disposer

disposer

8.1
A person who has the power to sell or give away someone else's property
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpoʊzər/
  • Formal
translation icon : disponente
  • A disposer must act fairly when distributing property among heirs.

Examples

  • The disposer of the estate made all the final decisions.

  • Who is the primary disposer of the assets?

  • As the disposer of the estate, he was responsible for selling the family home.

  • The court appointed her as the official disposer of the company's remaining assets.

  • The executor was the sole disposer of the deceased's estate, making all final decisions about the distribution of assets.

  • As a real estate agent, she acted as the disposer of properties, helping clients sell their homes quickly.

  • In his role as a financial advisor, he often served as a disposer of investments, guiding clients in how to manage their assets.

Synonyms

liquidator
vsdisposer
  • UK
6 7.7

A person who sells a company's assets and pays its debts

operates broadly over assets and decisions not limited to court appointment
transferor
vsdisposer
  • Formal
1 8.6

A person who gives property or rights to someone else, often by a legal document

has final decision authority over assets rather than only conveying title
assigner
vsdisposer
  • Formal
6.8

Someone who gives rights or property to another person

handles whole property decisions not only specific rights transfers
transferrer
vsdisposer
  • Specialized
6.7

A person or organization who gives property, rights and responsibility to someone else

has authority to make final asset decisions not merely to move items
deliverer
vsdisposer
5.8

A person who gives goods or money to someone

holds authority to transfer or sell assets rather than only handing them over

Antonyms

acquirer
1 5.9

A person or company that buys something to own it

Surface Forms

disposer singular
disposers plural

Morphology

disposer = dispose (transparent) = dispose + er

Given the legal or formal sense of 'dispose', '-er' regularly forms the person who performs that act.

Etymology

Disposer comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and pose 'to put', and is related to disposal. So a legal disposer is a person who 'puts away' or transfers property, someone who decides what happens to things.