Depositary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One entrusted with something for preservation or safekeeping.
  • n. A depository.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit
  • n. One who receives a deposit in trust
  • n. A place where deposits are kept
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.
  • n. A storehouse; a depository.
  • n. One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of deposit; receiving deposits: said of banks.
  • n. A person with whom anything is left or lodged in trust; one to whom a thing is committed for safekeeping, or to be used for the benefit of the owner; a trustee; a guardian. Also depository.
  • n. In law, a bailee of personal property, to be kept by him for the bailor without recompense.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    depository   
    Hyponym
    entrepot    store    drop    museum    storehouse   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    storehouse    depository    bailee    trustee    bank   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scorekeeper    executrix    arbitress    legatee    linesman