consignor

CEFRC1

/kəˈnsaɪnˈɔr/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The person or company that sends goods to be sold or delivered.

Examples

  • The artist was the consignor of the piece.

  • The consignor is responsible for paying the shipping fees.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The consignor shipped the artwork.

  • Catalogues for evening auctions frequently devote a section to art consigned from one collection, with several pages praising the consignor.

Quick test

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The blank sent a large crate of oranges to the supermarket yesterday.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From consign + -or.