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Consigner

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con·sign  (kn-sn)
v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs
v.tr.
1. To give over to the care of another; entrust.
2. To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably: "Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery grave" William Hickling Prescott.
3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.
4. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign. See Synonyms at commit.
v.intr. Obsolete
To submit; consent.

[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cnsignre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]

con·signa·ble adj.
consig·nation (kns-nshn, -sg-) n.
con·signor, con·signer n.
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Noun1.consigner - the person who delivers over or commits merchandise
shipper - someone who ships goods

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If merchandise hasn't sold in three months, the consigners have the option of taking it back or donating it to charity.
If they still don't move, they are returned to the consigner.
Tommy Crook, the consigner of the Model J, has offered some of the most beautiful pre-war classics in the world at Barrett-Jackson events," said Steve Davis, vice president of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company.
 
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