Meaning & use
Appropriator
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A person or entity that appropriates something, especially funds, property, or resources, for a particular use.
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The city council acted as the appropriator of funds for the new library.
Water rights in the region are assigned to the earliest appropriator under state law.
A note on using this word
"Appropriator" appears frequently in legal and governmental contexts, especially in discussions of budget allocation or water rights, where the "first appropriator" doctrine determines priority of use.
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