Underwriter
['ʌndə,raɪtə] or ['ʌndɚ'raɪtɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Insurer.
Typist: Sam
Examples
- These figures can be verified at the office of the Board of Underwriters, where certificates with full details permitting the use of our light are filed by their own inspector. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When the money is paid by the underwriters, as it must be on my return to England, it will go a long way towards the purchase of another boat. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The important question had arisen, therefore, of satisfying the fire underwriters as to the safety of the system. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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