issuer

I1S1S1U1E1R1

noun

One who issues, emits, or publishes.

CommonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounissuer (plural issuers)

plural issuers

  1. One who issues, emits, or publishes.

    A request for a nonreviewable ruling must be submitted by an issuer or holder.

    1996, United States. Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Bulletin, page 47
    1 more example

    The token is the native cryptocurrency of Litecoin, an open-source blockchain project whose code is copied from Bitcoin’s. Though several non-native ETF issuers have launched crypto funds this year, this is the first filing for a fund tied to LTC.

    2024 October 15, Helene Braun, “Ex-Valkyrie Founder’s Canary Capital Group Files for First Litecoin ETF”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2024

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Latineō
  7. Latinexeō
  8. Old Frenchissir
  9. Old Frenchissue
  10. Middle Englishissue
  11. Englishissue
  12. Englishissuer

From issue + -er.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 發行人 /发行人
  • 發行人 /发行人 (fāxíngrén)One who issues
Czech emitent
  • emitentissuer of securities
Finnish liikkeellelaskija, asettaja
  • liikkeellelaskijaissuer of securities
  • asettajaissuer of securities
Hungarian kibocsátó
  • kibocsátóOne who issues
Māori kaituku, kaiwhakaputa
  • kaitukuOne who issues
  • kaiwhakaputaOne who issues
Spanish emisor, expedidor
  • emisorOne who issues
  • expedidorOne who issues
  • entregadorOne who issues
  • proporcionanteOne who issues
  • distribuidorOne who issues

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Cite this entry
APA

issuer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/issuer

MLA

“issuer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/issuer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “issuer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/issuer.

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