accepter

/ækˈsɛp.tɚ/

ÆKSƐP · tɚ (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

A person who accepts; a taker.

Etymology

From accept + -er; in the sense “respecter,” from Middle French accepteur.

Example Sentences

  • "There is no benefyte so perfect, whiche enuy can not nip: nor no benefite so skant, whiche a good accepter may not inlarge."
  • "Tracey came fraught with gifts rather suited to the spirit of the donor, than that of the accepter, yet, they opened the heart of the Laird of Dornock, who listened to the avowal of Tracey’s love without repugnance; and at length promised him his sister […]"
  • "It is the man of science who speaks, the unprejudiced observer, the accepter of facts."
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