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assignor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The person or party that makes an assignment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

(law) the party who makes an assignment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: party

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English -or English assignor From assign + -or.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: cedent — maker of an assignment
  • French: cédant — maker of an assignment
  • German: Zedent — maker of an assignment
  • German: Abtretende — maker of an assignment
  • Italian: cedente — maker of an assignment
  • Māori: kaituku — maker of an assignment
  • Polish: zbywającego — maker of an assignment
  • Polish: cedenta — maker of an assignment
  • Spanish: cedente — maker of an assignment
  • Swedish: tillsättare — maker of an assignment
  • Welsh: aseiniwr — maker of an assignment