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transferrer

transferrer

6.7
A person or organization who gives property, rights and responsibility to someone else
  • noun
  • /trænsˈfɜrər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transferente
  • The transferrer completed the necessary paperwork to ensure the property was legally transferred.

Examples

  • The extent to which students viewed themselves as transferrers of information literacy practices across subjects and across time.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The complexity was revealed in the student interviews, where there was evidence from the engaged students who were active transferrers, as well as the less engaged students who were potential transferrers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The complexity was revealed in the student interviews, where there was evidence from the engaged students who were active transferrers, as well as the less engaged students who were potential transferrers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a reliable transferrer, she took on the responsibility of passing critical files to her successor.

  • In the business deal, the transferrer officially assigned their rights to the new owner.

Synonyms

grantor
vstransferrer
  • Specialized
2 7.9

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

is the general actor who transfers things, not only by grant
transferor
vstransferrer
  • Formal
1 8.6

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

is a broader term for any person or group who carries out transfers
granter
vstransferrer
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A person or organization that gives rights, property and permission

is broader and can include informal or nonlegal transfers
assignor
vstransferrer
  • Formal
1 9.0

A person who legally gives a right or property to another person

is more general, not limited to formal legal transfer situations
alienor
vstransferrer
  • Formal
9.9

A person who gives legal ownership of property to another

covers transfers in general, not only formal title changes
assigner
vstransferrer
  • Formal
6.8

Someone who gives rights or property to another person

is similar but can imply formal legal status rather than any transfer
disposer
vstransferrer
  • Formal
8.1

A person who has the power to sell or give away someone else's property

is focused simply on the act of transfer without final authority nuance
deliverer
vstransferrer
5.8

A person who gives goods or money to someone

is a more general label for someone who moves ownership or responsibility

Antonyms

300 3.7

A person or organization that gets something

Surface Forms

transferrer singular
transferrers plural

Morphology

transferrer = transfer (transparent) = transfer + er

A productive agentive '-er' is added to the verb 'transfer' to form 'transferrer'; the meaning 'person who transfers' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Transferrer comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry'. You can see the same idea in the common words transfer and transport — to move something across — so a transferrer is the person who moves property, rights, or responsibility to someone else.