transferor

[ trans-fur-er ]

noun

, Law.

1. a person who makes a transfer, as of property.

transferor

/ trænsˈfɜːrə /

noun

1. property law a person who makes a transfer, as of property

Word History and Origins

Origin of transferor¹

First recorded in 1870–75; transfer + -or ²

Example Sentences

“It would hold a seller or transferor of firearms criminally liable should they fail to demonstrate they took reasonable steps to prevent a weapon from falling into prohibited hands,” Mr. Kaine said in a statement.

From Washington Times

A compelling reason for stopping at the first stage is that the seeping back of the transferred money or property to the transferor is strong evidence of actual fraud by him.

From Forbes

In the context of the exchange transactions between petitioner and his ex-spouses, petitioner is the transferee of whatever interests his ex-spouses had in property A, and each ex-spouse is the transferor of that interest.

From Forbes

The court said transferee liability is really the mirror image of the transferor’s liability. That meant the statute of  limitations was still open, and Maureen lost out.

From Forbes

Karpe is also accused of using one of the bank’s accounts “to route internal transfers between client accounts to conceal the identity of the transferor and transferee accounts.”

From BusinessWeek