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remitter

remitter

5.7
A person or organization who sends money to someone
  • noun
  • /rɪˈmɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : remitente
  • It opened its books to U.S. investigators looking into whether a UAE-based money remitter, al-Barakat, had ties to al Qaeda.

Examples

  • Many remitters use online services to quickly send funds to their friends or relatives abroad.

  • Payments through Casas de Cambio or other money remitters, which have often been linked to money laundering schemes in South and Central America,

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  • The remitter sent $500 to their family in Mexico to help cover living expenses.

  • As a registered remitter, she can transfer money internationally without high fees.

Synonyms

payer
vsremitter
67 2.1

A person or company that gives money to get goods and services

sends payment by bank transfer or mail, not only in purchases
sender
vsremitter
24 1.0

A person, group, or company that sends messages such as letters and parcels

sends money or makes payments, focusing on financial transfers rather than parcels
drawer
vsremitter
  • Specialized
15 8.0

A person who signs a check asking a bank to pay money

sends money via transfer or mail rather than instructing a bank by check
payor
vsremitter
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A person or organization that gives money to settle a bill

sends money by transfer or mail rather than merely being legally responsible
disburser
vsremitter
  • Specialized
6.5

A person or organization that pays money from a fund for specific purposes

sends money as a payment to someone rather than allocating fund payouts
deliverer
vsremitter
5.8

A person who gives goods or money to someone

focuses specifically on sending money or making financial payments rather than goods
remunerator
vsremitter
  • Formal
8.2

A person who pays money to someone for work or loss

sends money to pay or transfer funds not limited to compensation cases
retributor
vsremitter
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who pays back what they owe

sends money to pay others generally rather than specifically repaying or returning something
transferrer
vsremitter
  • Specialized
6.7

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

sends money or payments specifically rather than moving property or legal rights

Surface Forms

remitter singular
remitters plural

Morphology

remitter = remit (transparent) = remit + er

Direct agentive formation from the verb 'remit' (to send payment) with the productive suffix '-er', yielding 'one who sends payment'.

Etymology

Remitter comes from the parts re- 'back' and mittere 'to send', like in the word remit which means 'to send payment'. That is why a remitter today is the person or organization who sends money or makes a payment.