acquitter
(əˈkwɪtə(r))
[f. acquit v. + -er1.]
One who acquits, or releases.
| 1748 Richardson Clarissa (1811) VII. 101 He will be but a languid acquitter. 1859 Times 26 Dec. 8/4 If we are to maintain our position as the heirs of Bacon and the acquitters of Galileo. |