partitioner
- noun
- /pɑːrˈtɪʃənər/
- Formal
- The court appointed a partitioner to oversee the division of the estate.
Examples
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After months of disagreement, the siblings agreed to hire a partitioner.
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A skilled partitioner can help resolve disputes over shared property.
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The partitioner reviewed the property documents carefully.
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Many partitioners work in real estate law.
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The court appointed a partitioner to oversee the division of the estate.
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After months of disagreement, the siblings agreed to hire a partitioner to manage their inherited property.
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A skilled partitioner can help resolve disputes over shared property and ensure a fair distribution.
Synonyms
A person who separates people or things into groups
A thing that divides two areas, like a hedge or shelf
A person or company who makes smaller building plots from a larger piece of land
A person who checks and divides land or goods between owners
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Morphology
Etymology
Partitioner comes from the word partition, which has the root part meaning 'a piece' or 'share', and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a partitioner is 'one who divides shares', used for someone who carries out the formal division of shared property in a legal process.