anomalous indorser

noun

: a person other than the maker, payee, or holder of a negotiable bill or note who indorses it for some purpose other than to transfer it

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anomalous indorser was in 1851

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“Anomalous indorser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anomalous%20indorser. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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