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issuer

noun · 2 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who issues, emits, or publishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: institution, establishment

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English issue 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 issuer From issue + -er.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 發行人 /发行人 (fāxíngrén) — One who issues
  • Hungarian: kibocsátó — One who issues
  • Kazakh: шығарушы (şyğaruşy) — One who issues
  • Māori: kaituku — One who issues
  • Māori: kaiwhakaputa — One who issues
  • Spanish: emisor — One who issues
  • Spanish: expedidor — One who issues
  • Spanish: entregador — One who issues
  • Spanish: proporcionante — One who issues
  • Spanish: distribuidor — One who issues
  • Czech: emitent — issuer of securities
  • Finnish: liikkeellelaskija — issuer of securities
  • Finnish: asettaja — issuer of securities
Real reading context

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