confirmer
- noun
- /kənˈfɜrmər/
- As a confirmer, her responsibility is to verify the accuracy of the data.
Examples
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AOHNP (UK) has expressed concerns that, while the revalidation process may work easily for nurses working in the NHS, it may not be fit for purpose for those in occupational health, where there are independent practitioners who may not have an annual appraisal and who may not be managed by a nurse who can act as confirmer, but by an HR manager or a safety practitioner.
Academic text (2015) -
The confirmer checked all the details before the final decision was made.
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Merci de me le confirmer.
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Veuillez confirmer.
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Full details can be found on the NMC website, which includes general guidance and guidance for confirmers and templates (the use of which is mostly optional).
Academic text (2015) -
The project required a confirmer to validate the results of the experiment.
Synonyms
A person or machine that finds mistakes in facts, writing and products
A person or device that checks if something is real
A person who checks that information or documents are correct
A person or tool that checks if information meets required rules
A person or organization that checks if something meets needed standards
A person or thing that gives proof that something is true
A person who confirms that a document or statement is true
A person who watches and signs a document to show it is true
A person or thing that shows something is true
Antonyms
How Confirming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confirmer comes from the Latin word confirmare, made of con- 'together' and firmare 'to make firm', and the same root is in English firm meaning 'strong'. So a confirmer is someone who makes a fact or decision 'strong' by checking it, which is why they verify or approve things.