af·fi·ant

[uh-fahy-uhnt]
noun Law.
a person who makes an affidavit.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; obsolete v. affy to confide (< Middle French afier; see affiance) + -ant

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affiant (əˈfaɪənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(US) law a person who makes an affidavit
 
[C19: Old French, from affier to trust to, from Medieval Latin affīdāre; see affiance]

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Example sentences
The affiant commits perjury if in the sworn schedule he makes a false statement
  which he does not believe to be true.
When this form is completed, signed by the affiant and notarized, it will be
  used as evidence in the matter in caption.
Affiant officers and their supervisors will direct and control others that aid
  in the service of search warrants.
Affiant conducted a field test of a representative sample of the substance that
  tested conclusively as cocaine.
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