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Definition of Engrosser
1. n. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
Definition of Engrosser
1. Noun. One who copies a piece of writing in large, attractive characters. ¹
2. Noun. One who takes the whole; a purchaser of such quantities in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Engrosser
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engrosser
Literary usage of Engrosser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Economic History: Select Documents edited by Alfred Edward Bland (1919)
"JUDGMENT IN THE STAR CHAMBER AGAINST AN engrosser OF CORN [Camden Society.
Cases in the Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission, edited by SR Gardiner], ..."
2. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"(Canterbury), n. 201. Groser.—Occup. ' the grocer,' an engrosser, a wholesale
dealer, as distinct from ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1822)
"It was enacted by Edward VI. that " whoever should buy porn with an intent to
sell it again should be reputed an unlawful engrosser." For the first offence, ..."
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