underwriter
Americannoun
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a person or company that underwrites policies of insurance or carries on insurance as a business.
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a person or company that underwrites shares or bonds.
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a person or organization that finances something; backer.
the underwriters of the ballet company.
noun
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a person or enterprise that underwrites public issues of shares, bonds, etc
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a person or enterprise that underwrites insurance policies
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an employee or agent of an insurance company who assesses risks and determines the premiums payable
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Etymology
Origin of underwriter
First recorded in 1610–20; underwrite + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Among them: Goldman Sachs is in the middle again, netting a cool $100 million as co-lead underwriter for SpaceX.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
The U.S. remains the largest underwriter of humanitarian funding, but its allocation is down from more than $10 billion or more annually in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
But currently "no one is buying", he added, saying one underwriter reported to him less than one-percent uptake for Hormuz-related policies.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
You understand, easy to cover risks with underwriter, yes.
From Command by McFee, William
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