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Definition of patentor - 2 dictionary results

pat⋅en⋅tor

[pat-n-ter, pat-n-tawr or, especially Brit., peyt-, peyt-]
–noun
a person or official agency that grants patents.

Origin:
1885–90; patent + -or 2
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pat·en·tor   (pāt'n-tər, pāt'n-tôr')   
n.  One that grants a patent.
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