noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:ôʹfərər
General-American:/ˈɔfəɹɚ/
cot-caught-merger:ŏfʹərər
cot-caught-merger:/ˈɑfəɹɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒfəɹə/
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who makes an offer to another; someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A unilateral contract consists of a promise on the part of the offeror and performance of the requisite terms by the offeree.
Acceptance of the offer terminates the power of revocation that the offeror ordinarily has.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: offerer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benefactor, helper
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off English -er English offer English -or English offeror From offer + -or.
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Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.