Acquirer

ac·quire  (-kwr)

tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires

1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock.

2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math.

3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms.

4. To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.

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[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acqurere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]

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ac·quira·ble adj.

ac·quirer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently) individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" recipient, receiver - a person who receives something appropriator - someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) securer, procurer - someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets"
	2.	acquirer - a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution, bank - a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
	3.	acquirer - the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
	4.	acquirer - a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee merchant bank banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution, bank - a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"