accepter
(ækˈsɛptə(r))
[f. accept v. + -er1. Now the general word; acceptor the older form is retained in special senses.]
One who accepts, or receives what is offered or presented. accepter of persons or faces, a judge who is influenced by the personal acceptableness of individuals, one who shows partiality on personal grounds. See acception 2.
| 1585 Abp. Sandys Serm. (1841) 226 God is no accepter of persons. 1748 Richardson Clarissa (1811) I. xlv. 349 The giver and accepter are principally answerable in an unjust donation. 1860 Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xv. 176 He now is..the justifier and accepter of the ungodly. |