disposer

[ dih-spoh-zer ]

/ dɪˈspoʊ zər /

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noun

a person or thing that disposes.

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Origin of disposer

First recorded in 1520–30; dispose + -er¹

It pleased the Great Disposer of events to terminate his life before the completion of this his last pious work.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 472|Various
There's little alteration: Some rise, and others fall, as it stands with The pleasure of the duke, their great disposer.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger
Do you believe that your Father's will is the disposer of all?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
He took his lot as it came to him, as a man who does the best he can and leaves the rest to the Disposer of events.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia)|Various

By the unsearchable counsels of the Disposer of Events he has been called suddenly, and without warning, to his account.
The Ontario High School Reader|A.E. Marty