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bailor

bailor

9.9
A person who gives their things to someone to keep for a purpose without selling them
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : depositante

Examples

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  • The bailor entrusted his valuable artwork to a gallery for an exhibition.

  • As a bailor, she was responsible for providing the equipment needed for the project.

  • When the bailor handed over the car keys, he expected the bailee to take good care of his vehicle.

Synonyms

depositor
vsbailor
27 3.7

A person or company who puts money in a bank to keep it safe

gives goods for a defined purpose rather than simply putting money in safekeeping
consigner
vsbailor
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A person or company that gives goods to someone to sell and keeps ownership until they are sold

hands over goods for a limited specified purpose rather than for sale

Surface Forms

bailor singular
bailors plural

Morphology

bailor = bail (transparent) = bail + or

Standard agentive formation: 'bail' + '-or' yields 'one who entrusts or delivers', which is directly derivable for learners familiar with 'bail' and '-or'.

Etymology

Bailor comes from the old legal verb bail (from Old French baillier), which means 'to hand over' or 'to deliver'. So a bailor is the person who 'hands over' goods to someone else to look after them, without giving up ownership.