Meanings
plural remitters
- One who remits, or makes remittance.
- One who pardons.
- lawThe sending or placing back of a person to a title or right formerly held; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit
Origin
From remit + -er (agent noun suffix), or in the legal sense + -er (action noun suffix).
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remitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remitter
“remitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remitter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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