Standard Lemma guide

distrainor

noun · 1 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From distrain + -or.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: végrehajtó — one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels
  • Hungarian: zálogba vevő — one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels
  • Polish: wierzyciel dokonujący zajęcia — one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels
  • Polish: wierzycielka dokonująca zajęcia — one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels