Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who transfers ownership by signing: An endorser is someone who signs a check, note, or other negotiable instrument to transfer their legal interest or ownership in it to another party.
   • A person who expresses strong approval: An endorser is someone who publicly declares support, approval, or recommendation for a person, product, or idea.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Transferring ownership):

  • The check was not valid until the original payee, as the endorser, signed the back.
  • As the endorser of the promissory note, she became liable for the debt if the borrower defaulted.

• Noun (Expressing approval):

  • The famous athlete was a paid endorser for the sports drink brand.
  • We need a credible endorser to support our campaign for environmental reform.

Advanced Usage

• "Blank endorser": An endorser who signs an instrument without specifying a new payee, making it payable to the bearer.

  • By acting as a blank endorser, he made the check effectively cashable by anyone who held it.

• "Celebrity endorser": A famous person who lends their name and reputation to promote a product or service.

  • The company's sales skyrocketed after securing a popular celebrity endorser.

Variants and Related Words

• Endorse (verb): To sign one's name on the back of a check or other document; to declare one's public support for something.

  • The senator refused to endorse his former rival.
  • Please endorse the check before depositing it.

• Endorsement (noun): The act of endorsing; a public declaration of support; a signature on a financial instrument.

  • The candidate sought the endorsement of the major unions.
  • The bank checked the endorsement on the money order.

Synonyms

• For transferring ownership: Signatory, assignor, transferor.
• For expressing approval: Supporter, advocate, backer, promoter, sponsor.

Related Phrases

• "Qualified endorser": An endorser who signs an instrument but adds wording (like "without recourse") to limit their personal liability.
  • By signing as a qualified endorser, she protected herself from future financial responsibility for the note.

Related Idioms

• "Put one's name behind something": To endorse or give one's support to something. (This idiom captures the action of an endorser.)
  • Few politicians were willing to put their names behind such a controversial proposal.

Noun

1. a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security
2. someone who expresses strong approval