bailor

American

[bey-ler, bey-lawr] / ˈbeɪ lər, beɪˈlɔr /

noun

a person who delivers personal property in bailment.

bailor British

/ beɪˈlɔː, ˈbeɪlə /

noun

contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bailor

First recorded in 1595–1605; bail ¹ + -or ²

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023