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licenser

  • a variation of licensor.
    licensor
    noun
    a person or body that issues a license allowing someone to do or use something.
  • a word derived from license.
    license
    noun
    formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.

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Mattel’s stock surged after The Wall Street Journal reported that the toymaker had drawn takeover interest from the brand licenser Authentic Brands Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

The movie was removed from Netflix both in India and around the world at the request of the licenser, officials at Netflix in Mumbai said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 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

This Mabot, the licenser, was evidently deeply touched by Milton's address for "The Liberty of Unlicensed Printing."

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli