acquirer
/əˈkwaɪəə/uh-KWIGH-ur-ur
/əˈkwaɪɚɚ/uh-KWIGH-ur-ur
Meaningone that seeks and gains
Common meaning: a person or thing that acquires
- acto, towards
- quirto seek, askLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1501 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
‘to, towards’ + ‘to seek, ask’ → acquirer
Journey through time
- Latinquaerō, quaesīvī, quaesītum‘to seek, ask’
- Englishacquire‘to get or gain’
- Englishformed in English from acquireacquirer‘a person or thing that acquires’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that seeks and gains. It can be inferred from any of: acquire.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from acquire + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- quaerō, quaesīvī, quaesītum Latin “to seek, ask”
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