grant
verb (used with object)
to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act.
granter
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a word derived from
grant.
Example Sentences
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The biggest break from formula arrives through Long, the wish granter.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
Of course, that’s exactly the role that “natural law” played for America’s founding fathers, who invoked nature rather than God as the granter of rights and the arbiter of right and wrong.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2015
Fie on us, lowest of mortals, since we do not follow thee that wert the granter of all wishes, the protector of all men, and the benefactor of all thy subjects!
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
I. Considering the granter in his personal capacity, as to his morals, they look upon him as a person with whom they cannot in prudence communicate, in any transaction of that nature.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
Ah! thou high God, granter of grace That ending nor beginning has, I thank thee, Lord, that to me has To-day given victory.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Ernest Rhys
