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consigner

consigner

1 7.9
A person or company that gives goods to someone to sell and keeps ownership until they are sold
  • noun
  • /kənˈsaɪnər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : consignatario
  • At the auction, the consigner retained ownership of the items until they were sold.

Examples

  • The small company relied on a reliable consigner to transport their products across the country.

  • I hesitate to caution a man of your experience but the consigners of this cargo were most emphatic that their delivery schedule be adhered to.

    Space Truckers (1996)

  • The consigner shipped the artwork to the gallery, hoping it would sell quickly.

Synonyms

shipper
vsconsigner
8 3.3

A person or company that sends goods to other places

keeps ownership while handing items over for sale or custody
consignor
vsconsigner
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A person or company who sends goods to another

retains ownership until certain conditions are met
bailor
vsconsigner
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who gives their things to someone to keep for a purpose without selling them

delivers goods for sale or transport while retaining ownership

Antonyms

recipient
300 3.7

A person or organization that gets something

How Responsible

owner
∞ 1.0
consigner
  • Specialized
1 7.9
seller
257 1.0
supplier
204 2.7
shipper
8 3.3

Surface Forms

consigner singular
consigners plural

Morphology

consigner = consign (transparent) = consign + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'consign' producing 'one who consigns', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word consigner comes from the verb consign, which comes from the Latin root signare meaning 'to sign' or 'to mark', the same idea you see in sign and signature. Because 'consign' once meant to mark and hand over goods, a consigner is the person or company who sends goods to another to sell or carry while still keeping ownership.