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inviter|ɪnˈvaɪtə(r)|
Also 6–9 -or.
[f. invite v. + -er1.]
One who invites.
a1586Sidney Arcadia iii. 1724 Wks. II. 410 The..pretty conversation of their inviters. 1598Florio, Inuitatore, an inuitor, an intreator, a bidder of any feast. 1648Milton Observ. Art. Peace Wks. (1851) 561 The Subverter of true Religion, the Protecter and Inviter of Irreligion and Atheism. 1818Cobbett Pol. Reg. XXXIII. 723 William began by rewarding with titles and grants all his principal invitors. 1885Law Reports 15 Q. Bench Div. 318 The liability created by inviting a person into premises..in the occupation..of the inviter.
b. spec. (See quot.)
1837Whittock, etc. Bk. Trades (1842) 143 Either as salesmen, or ‘inviters’, a modern name for that class..formerly known by the name of barkers..that stand in the street to persuade passers by to come into their shops to purchase clothes. |