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addressor

noun
ad·​dres·​sor | \ ə-ˈdre-sər, a-; ə¦dre¦sȯr, a-\
plural -s

Definition of addressor

: addresser especially : one that addresses a letter of credit

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1669, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of addressor was in 1669

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