Acquisitor

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual or organization that actively seeks to obtain possessions or entitlements
2. A party involved in the process of gaining ownership or control over assets or rights
3. A person or entity that obtains ownership or possession of items or rights

Etymology: "Acquisitor" is formed from "acquire" plus the agent suffix "-or", and the pattern is simple: "acquire" came into English from Latin "acquirere" ("to get in addition"), built from "ad-" ("to") and "quaerere" ("to seek"). So the core idea behind the word is seeking something and bringing it to oneself. The agent suffix "-or" comes from Latin "-or" and "-ator", used to name the doer of an action, as in "creator" or "executor." Many English agent nouns were formed this way, and some, like "acquisitor," are less common than their near-synonyms, such as "acquirer" or "purchaser."

Synonyms: acquirer, buyer, purchaser