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engrosser

engrosser noun: one who copies a piece of writing in large, attractive characters.

Noun

engrosser (plural engrossers)

  1. One who copies a piece of writing in large, attractive characters.
  2. One who takes the whole; a purchaser of such quantities in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
    • if the engrossing be of all the commodity , and it be of general use , the price is at the will of the engrosser1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC

engrosser meaning in Bengali

engrosser in Bengali

যিনি সবটুকু গ্রহণ করেন, একজন মজুতদার

Forms of engrosser

pluralengrossers

Origin of engrosser

From engross + -er.

Questions about engrosser

What does engrosser mean?
Engrosser means one who copies a piece of writing in large, attractive characters.
What is engrosser in Bengali?
Engrosser in Bengali is যিনি সবটুকু গ্রহণ করেন, একজন মজুতদার. See Engrosser meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is engrosser?
Engrosser is a noun.
What is the plural of engrosser?
The plural of engrosser is engrossers.

Words near engrosser in the dictionary

  1. engross'd
  2. engrosse
  3. engrossed
  4. engrossed amendment
  5. engrossed amendments
  6. engrosser
  7. engrossers
  8. engrosses
  9. engrossest
  10. engrosseth
  11. engrossing

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