sealer
- noun
- /ˈsiːlər/
- Formal
- Because of his proficiency in English and his skills as a sealer, Jones successfully passed as mixed-race, and the charges against the hotel proprietor were dropped.
Examples
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Tom and Matt here is the official signers and sealers.
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Tell this guy, if he delivers his ward, he can be city sealer.
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It verified that the author/sealer of the act was indeed he who was named in the text itself.
Academic text (1999) -
Never disclosing its sources, the paper described Jones as a full-blooded Indian... a sealer of many years' experience who spoke English with considerable fluency.
Academic text (2010) -
Boston Coach rides are often charged based on time, but I don't see that the clock in the car has been verified and approved by a Sealer of Weights and Measures (actual job title).
Blog text (4) -
The facility has a low-tech bagging operation which includes its own bagger and a sealer that Acatif describes as "a little larger than ones used in kitchens."
Academic text (1997) -
As the city sealer, her job is to authenticate important documents with an official stamp.
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The mayor appointed him as the new sealer to ensure all local government records were properly certified.
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During the ceremony, the sealer affixed the seal to the contract, making it legally binding.
Synonyms
A person who watches people sign important papers and confirms their signatures are real
A person or device that checks if something is real
A person or organization that checks if something meets needed standards
A person who signs a document as a witness to show the signature is real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sealer comes from seal, a stamp used to show a paper was official, plus -er meaning 'one who does'. So a sealer is the person who puts that stamp on documents to make them official.