licensor
noun
a person or body that issues a license allowing someone to do or use something.
Example Sentences
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The move by Allbirds follows an agreement in March to sell its intellectual property to brand licenser American Exchange Group for $39 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
In December 2023, Japan eased the rules further to allow the sale of lethal weapons it makes under foreign licenses to be exported to the country where the licenser is based.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
A representative for music licenser BMI confirmed to The Times that the company had filed the letter on behalf of Eminem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
“As the new licenser of Sports Illustrated, Maven made the Sports Illustrated personnel decisions that Meredith communicated to the SI employees today,” the statement said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
The poet seems to think himself aggrieved, because the licenser kept his tragedy in his hands one-and-twenty days, whereas the law allows him to detain it only fourteen.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson
