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consigner

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪnə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

The party that consigns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The party that provides merchandise for consignment sale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consignor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shipper

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English consign Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consigner From consign + -er.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изпращач (izpraštač) — party that consigns
  • Polish: konsygnant — party that consigns
  • Bulgarian: спедитор (speditor) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Chinese Mandarin: 托運人 /托运人 (tuōyùnrén) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發貨人 /发货人 (fāhuòrén) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寄銷人 /寄销人 (jìxiāorén) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Czech: odesílatel — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Finnish: lähettäjä — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • French: expéditeur — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • German: Versender — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Greek: αποστολέας (apostoléas) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Indonesian: penitip jual — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Japanese: 荷送人 (niokurinin) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Japanese: 委託者 (itakusha) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Polish: konsygnant — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Portuguese: consignador — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Russian: грузоотправи́тель (gruzootpravítelʹ) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Russian: отправи́тель (otpravítelʹ) — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Spanish: expedidor — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Turkish: gönderen — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale
  • Turkish: gönderici — party that provides merchandise for consignment sale