Lexic.us

Definition of Appraiser

1. Noun. One who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things.

2. Noun. One who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity.

Definition of Appraiser

1. n. One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.

Definition of Appraiser

1. Noun. One who performs appraisals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Appraiser

1. one that appraises [n -S] - See also: appraises

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appraiser

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appraisee appraisees appraiser (current term) appraisers appraises appraisin' appraising appraising(a) appraisingly appraisive

apprecation apprecations apprecatory appreciable appreciably appreciant appreciate

Literary usage of Appraiser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"While the general appraiser, Mr. Brower, who acted with the merchant appraiser in the present case, was under examination as a witness on the trial, ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"The appraiser selected by the insured was a resident of tbe vicinity of the ... In their efforts to agree upon an umpire, the appraiser of the companies ..."

3. Inheritance Taxation: A Treatise on Legacy Succession and Inheritance Taxes by Peter V. Ross (1912)
"Petition for Appointment of appraiser in Estate of Resident Decedent. § 341. ... District Attorney Proceedings—Order Appointing appraiser. § 370. ..."

4. The Transfer Tax Law of the State of New York: Being Sections 220 to 245 by George Washington McElroy (1909)
"Before acting upon the appraiser's report the surrogate may return it to the ... Where the surrogate confirms the appraiser's report without noticing that ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Inheritance Taxation: With Practice and Forms by Lafayette Blanchard Gleason, Alexander Otis (1917)
"In case of any controversy an appraiser is always appointed who reports to the ... Such an appraiser is a public officer with quasi judicial functions. ..."

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