Noun Acquisitor Definition and Examples

Noun:

Acquisitor

Pronunciation:

/əˈkwɪzɪtə/

Definition:

noun

Acquirer.

((n.) One who acquires.)

noun

1. the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.

2. something acquired; addition: public excitement about the museum's recent acquisitions.

3. the purchase of one business enterprise by another: the acquisition of a rival corporation; mergers and acquisitions.

4. Linguistics. the act or process of achieving mastery of a language or a linguistic rule or element: child language acquisition; second language acquisition.

Origin:

acquisition

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Leonard Willan (fl. 1648–1670), writer. From post-classical Latin acquisitor person who acquires something from classical Latin acquīsīt-, past participial stem of acquīrere + -or.

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