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in⋅sur⋅er

[in-shoor-er, -shur-]
–noun
1. a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
2. a person or thing that insures.
3. a person who sells insurance.

Origin:
1645–55; insure + -er 1
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in·sur·er   (ĭn-shŏŏr'ər)   
n.  One that insures, especially an insurance underwriter.
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Main Entry: in·sur·er
Pronunciation: in-'shur-&r
Function: noun
: one that contracts to indemnify another by way of insurance : an insurance company or underwriter
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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