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Underwriter   /ˈəndərrˌaɪtər/   Listen
Underwriter

noun
1.
A banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities.  Synonym: investment banker.
2.
An agent who sells insurance.  Synonyms: general agent, insurance agent, insurance broker.
3.
A financial institution that sells insurance.  Synonyms: insurance company, insurance firm, insurance underwriter, insurer.





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"Underwriter" Quotes from Famous Books



... the great doors through which would presently come the blessed announcement that dinner was served. Now and again she glanced mirror-ward at the reflection of her wonderfully coiffed hair, as an insurance underwriter might gaze thankfully at an overdue vessel that had ridden safely into harbour in the wake of a devastating hurricane. Then the doors opened and the welcome figure of the butler entered the room. But he made no general ...
— Beasts and Super-Beasts • Saki


Words linked to "Underwriter" :   factor, underwrite, broker, killer bee, agent, nondepository financial institution


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