Obtainer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual who is actively involved in the pursuit of acquiring desired resources through determined effort
2. Someone who secures or gains possession of an item or resource
3. An individual who obtains or takes possession through effort or action

Etymology: "Obtainer" is a simple formation: the verb "obtain" with the agent suffix "-er," which turns a verb into a noun for the person or thing doing the action. The suffix has a long pedigree. It descends from a Latin ending "-arius," which passed through Old French "-ier" and reached English in Middle English as "-er," while the same ending also entered Old English directly as "-ere" from Germanic roots. "Obtain" itself came into English from Latin "obtinere," meaning "to hold on to" or "to hold fast," built from "ob-" (toward or against) and "tenere" (to hold). That sense of holding firmly is what the noun preserves: an obtainer is one who gets hold of something and keeps it, usually through effort.

Synonyms: acquirer, getter, procurement