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underwriter definition

under·writer (-rīt′ər)

noun

  1. a person who underwrites, or finances something
  2. a person who underwrites issues of stocks, bonds, etc.
    1. an employee of an insurance company who determines the acceptability of risks, the premiums that should be charged, etc.
    2. an agent who underwrites insurance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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