transˈpositor rare—1.
[agent-n. in L. form from transpōnĕre (see transpose); cf. F. transpositeur (1835 Dict. Acad.) and positor.]
One who transposes; a transposer.
| 1824 Landor Imag. Conv., Southey & Porson 43 We will lay aside the scrip of the transpositor and the pouch of the pursuer. |
So transˈpository a. (rare—1) = transpositive.
| 1837 Fraser's Mag. XVI. 478 ‘Old England’, in virtue of this transpository operation, evolves a Golden Land. |