warrantor

[ wawr-uhn-tawr, -ter, wor- ]

/ ˈwɔr ənˌtɔr, -tər, ˈwɒr- /

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noun

a person who warrants or makes a warranty.

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Also war·rant·er

[wawr-uhn-ter, wor-]. /ˈwɔr ən tər, ˈwɒr-/.

Origin of warrantor

First recorded in 1675–85; warrant + -or²

Words nearby warrantor

warrantable, warranted, warrantee, warrant officer, Warrant of Fitness, warrantor, warrant sale, warranty, warranty deed, warren, Warren, Earl

How to use warrantor in a sentence

And that every man know his warrantor for men and for horses and for oxen.
Anglo-Saxon Literature|John Earle
The scope of the ancient obligation was not extended without the warrantor's assent.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Only those who were privy in estate with the person to whom the warranty was originally given, could vouch the original warrantor.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
A disseisor was no more bound by the confidence reposed in his disseisee, than he was entitled to vouch his disseisee's warrantor.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Now, the seller had better beware of what he says, for he may find himself liable as a warrantor.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill

British Dictionary definitions for warrantor

warrantor

/ (ˈwɒrənˌtɔː) /

noun

an individual or company that provides a warranty

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