different between acceptor vs approver

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete, rare) acceptour

Etymology

accept +? -or-

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?s?pt?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k.?s?p.t?/, /æk.?s?p.t?/

Noun

acceptor (plural acceptors)

1. One who accepts.
2. (law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
3. (chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
4. (biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
5. (physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
6. (physiology) A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
7. (computing theory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.

Translations

Latin

Verb

acceptor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of accept?

References

• acceptor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• acceptor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• acceptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

approve +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?u?v?(?)/

Noun

approver (plural approvers)

1. One who approves or gives approval.
   • 1680, John Bunyan, Life and Death of Mr. Badman

     Therefore, as when men wickedly swear they rend and tear God's name, and make him, as much as in them lies, the avoucher and approver of all their wickedness […]

2. (dated, law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.

Derived terms

• turning approver

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