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Engrosser

Engrosser \En*gross"er\, n.

  1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.

  2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
    --Locke.

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engrosser

n. 1 One who copy a piece of writing in large, attractive characters. 2 One who takes the whole; a purchaser of such quantities in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.

Usage examples of "engrosser".

Here he took the purse of money from his breast and showed to the dazzled eyes of the Corn Engrosser the bright golden pieces.

The name of Corn Engrosser leaves a nasty taste upon the tongue of all honest men.