initialer

A colleague asks for an initialer on the document.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who signs or writes their initials: "initialer" refers to an individual who marks a document or item with their initials (the first letters of their name) as a form of identification, approval, or acknowledgment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The contract required an initialer to verify each page. (A person who signs their initials to confirm authenticity.)
  • As the official initialer, she placed her initials on every receipt. (She performed the act of initialing as part of her duties.)

Advanced Usage

• "to act as an initialer": to fulfill the role of someone who initials documents.
  • He was asked to act as an initialer for the legal papers. (He was designated to sign his initials on the documents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Initial (adj): occurring at the beginning; first.
  • Her initial reaction was surprise. (Her first reaction.)
• Initial (n): the first letter of a name, often used as an abbreviation.
  • Please write your initials on the form. (Your name's first letters.)
• Initial (v): to mark or sign with initials.
  • She will initial the agreement. (She will put her initials on it.)
• Initialler (n): an alternative spelling of "initialer".
  • The initialler stamped his mark on the document. (The person who initials.)

Synonyms

• Signatory: a person who signs a document.
• Endorser: someone who approves or signs off on something.
• Marker: a person who marks or writes on an item.

Related Idioms

• Put one's initials on something: to sign or mark with one's initials as a sign of approval or ownership.
  • He put his initials on the painting to claim it. (He marked it with his initials.)