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suˈggestor
[f. suggest v. + -or. Cf. med.L. suggestor.]
a. = suggester. ? Obs.
1591Lambarde Archeion (1635) 114 That such false Suggestors should be imprisoned onely. 1609T. Morton Answ. to Higgons 27 This opinion..had some suggestors. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. 137 As this is a mere..hypothesis,..so the suggestors of it are but mere novices in atheism. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 332 note, Having been..a principal suggestor of the terms to be offered to France. 1818Hallam Mid. Ages viii. iii. (1819) III. 249 note, It is enacted that in every charter of pardon, granted at any one's suggestion, the suggestor's name, and the grounds of his suggestion shall be expressed.
b. spec. An employee who submits a practical suggestion for improving working methods, increasing productivity, or the like. U.S.
1957J. L. Lundy Effective Industr. Managem. xii. 198 The suggestors..keep their numbered stubs and use them to claim the awards, which..are posted according to the suggestion number. 1977Washington Post 27 Jan. b2/2 In the suggestion, duly made out on GSA Form 405..the suggestor lists the job title and says: ‘Position is unnecessary [etc.].’ 1980Amer. Banker 20 Oct. 26/2 A minicomputer..prepares a status report every 30 days for the suggestor,..and sends evaluators letters reminding them to act on the suggestions. 1984N.Y. Times 4 Mar. Sect. 22wc. 3/3 What we want..is to create a reservoir of thinkers and suggestors. |