approver

Etymology

approve + -er

noun

  1. One who approves or gives approval.
    Therefore, as when men wickedly swear they rend and tear God's name, and make him, as much as in them lies, the avoucher and approver of all their wickedness […] 1680, John Bunyan, Life and Death of Mr. Badman
  2. (dated, law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.

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