positor
(ˈpɒzɪtə(r))
[a. L. positor one who places, agent-n. from pōnĕre, posit-um to place.]
† 1. ? An examiner: = poser1 1. Obs.
| 1557 Baxter-bks. St. Andrews (1903) 10 James hay..examinyt be dauid mylis positor, thomas steyne [etc.]. |
† 2. One who gives security for another. Obs. rare.
| 1584 J. Newbery Let. from Goa in Hakluyt Voy. (1589) 211 Both the money and goods should be deliuered into the positors hands. |
† 3. One who posits, maintains, or affirms. Obs.
| 1598 Florio, Positore, a positor, an affirmer. |
4. Med. (See quot.) Also called repositor.
| 1890 Billings Med. Dict., Uterine positor, instrument used to correct displacement of the uterus. 1895 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |