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assignor

British  
/ ˌæsɪˈnɔː /

noun

  1. law a person who transfers or assigns property

"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

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City Section assignor Tony Crittendon said he had more than 200 officials available to work Friday night games before the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2022

“COVID exacerbated things,” said Gary Gilman, an umpire assignor for the OCBOA.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2022

“Initially, an assignor doesn’t know what his officials have or haven’t done,” Washington Officials Association executive director Todd Stordahl said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2021

In football, the Fairfax County Football Officials Association said it has experienced a 40 percent drop over the past three years, according to an estimate by referee assignor Andre Jones.

From Washington Post Jun. 16, 2017

In 1906, Alonzo A. Warner, assignor to Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, Conn., was granted a United States patent on a coffee percolator.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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