preparern.

1532 R. Whittington tr. Erasmus De Ciuilitate Morun Puerilium sig. C2 It is the propertie of such as be preparers or maysters of bankettes to engrosse from euery syde all that may please the mouth.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. 32^v I am no more but a preparer of you to a baptisme of more efficacie and vertue.

1636 W. Prynne Remonstr. against Shipmoney 11 The King hath not before this time given no wages to the said Preparers, or Counties, nor Souldiers whom they have brought.

1658 R. Baxter Certain Disputations Right to Sacraments (new ed.) i. 17 When we play not the part of Instructors, and preparers, but of Administrators of Gods Ordinances, then we must take heed of exacting more as necessary, then is indeed necessary.

1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. App. 28 The Preparer of the Way to pure Pagan Philosophy.

1793 J. Scott Baptism Christ 19 The Father Almighty..took special care that John, the preparer of his way, in the power and spirit of Elias, should be expessly sent before him.

1832 Times 18 Dec. 6/4 The letter..is considered by myself and my neighbours as a preparer or feeler for application about to be made to Sir Francis Freeling, for the removal of the post-office to the very spot named in it.

a1890 J. Brown Serm. (1892) 100 For that day of wrath, that day of hope there was to come a preparer.

1927 Times 4 Mar. 10/3 That profound consciousness..that God Himself is the Preparer of hearts rightly to receive the benefits specially offered by Him in the Holy Communion service.

1983 E. Ward & A. Silver Film Director's Team ii. 22 Many budget preparers prefer to enter their fringe allowances within each category.

1553 Primer in Liturgies Edw. VI (1844) 377 In thy faithful prayers remember Thomas Cottesforde the preparer of this preparative.

1584 R. Hakluyt Disc. Western Planting in Orig. Writings & Corr. Two Richard Hakluyts (1935) II. xxi. 322 Arrowheadmakers. Bowstave preparers. Glewmakers.

a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vii. 525 The preparers of the poison..confessed every thing.

1677 T. Sherley tr. J. S. Elsholtz Curious Distillatory viii. 39 This is an usual cheat with common Chymists or Preparers of Chymical Medicines for the Shops here in London.

1753 Act 26 Geo. II c. 20 §2 The Growers, Preparers and Spinners of such Flax.

1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. V. 441 Cloth and stuff-makers, cloth-shearers and preparers.

1834 Times 27 Jan. 4/2 The insolvent had been preparer of horn for comb-manufacturers.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 71 Jute preparing: Preparer. Batcher.

1911 Times 13 Nov. 13/2 They are in no better position than if they were working in the laboratory of some maker of patent medicines or preparer of drugs in the form now so popular.

1999 R. E. Guiley Encycl. Witches & Witchcraft (ed. 2) 391/1 The Vodoun preparers make what they call an antidote, made of various leaves.., the liquor clairin, ammonia and lemon juice.

2002 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 18/1 Ground beef au jus, cubed potatoes, shredded cabbage and carrots, purple onions, and, at the whim of the preparer, crumbled cheese and crema.

1960 Jrnl. Accountancy Apr. 80/3 Instructions for the principal tax forms now state that a preparer (other than an employee of the taxpayer) must sign the jurat if he received compensation for preparing the return.

1990 Accountancy Mar. 92/1 Set up a consultative forum of standard setters, preparers and users within the Community to promote the harmonisation of financial reporting requirements.

2002 E. McLaney & P. Atrill Accounting (rev. ed.) Gloss. 562 Creative accounting, adopting accounting policies to achieve a particular view of performance and position that preparers would like users to see rather than what is a true and fair view.