Home › Words › A › appointorappointorappointor means appointer, the person who appoints.EtymologyFrom appoint + -or.nounappointer, the person who appoints.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.appointer 86% match — A person who appoints (in any sense). vs appointor →appointee 77% match — a person who is appointed vs appointor →appointive 66% match — Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment. vs appointor →appointable 66% match — Capable of being appointed. vs appointor →preappoint 64% match — To appoint beforehand. vs appointor →appointment 62% match — The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust. vs appointor →appointed 61% match — Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election. vs appointor →assignor 61% match — The person or party that makes an assignment. vs appointor →