appropriator

appropriator
appropriate ADJECTIVE suitable; proper.
VERB 1) take for one's own use without permission. 2) devote (money) to a special purpose.
DERIVATIVES appropriately adverb appropriateness noun appropriation noun appropriator noun.
ORIGIN from Latin appropriare 'make one's own' , from proprius 'own, proper' .

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  • Appropriator — Ap*pro pri*a tor, n. 1. One who appropriates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice; also, an impropriator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appropriator — One who makes an appropriation; as, an appropriator of water …   Black's law dictionary

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  • appropriator — noun see appropriate I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • appropriator — See appropriately. * * * …   Universalium

  • appropriator — noun a) a person who appropriates something b) the religious organization that owns the income of a benefice …   Wiktionary

  • appropriator — n. one who takes possession of, one who takes for oneself …   English contemporary dictionary

  • appropriator — ap·pro·pri·a·tor …   English syllables

  • appropriator — See appropriation; prior appropriation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • appropriator — noun someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) • Derivationally related forms: ↑appropriate • Hypernyms: ↑acquirer • Hyponyms: ↑kleptomaniac, ↑poacher, ↑preemptor, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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