deposer
(dɪˈpəʊzə(r))
[f. depose v. + -er1.]
1. One who deposes or puts down another from office or authority.
| 1639 R. Baillie Let. in Macdonald Covenanters Moray & Ross (1875) I. 23 A deposer of godly ministers. 1699 Bentley Phal. 45 One of Phalaris's Deposers. |
2. One who deposes or makes a statement on oath; a deponent.
| 1581 State Trials, E. Champion (R.), To be duly examined..whether they be true and their deposers of credit. |