Withdrawer

with·draw  (w-drô, wth-)

v. with·drew (-dr), with·drawn (-drôn), with·draw·ing, with·draws

v.tr.

1.

a. To take back or away; remove.

b. To remove (money) from an account.

c. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).

d. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.

2.

a. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.

b. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.

v.intr.

1.

a. To move or draw back; retire.

b. To retreat from a battlefield.

2.

a. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.

b. To become detached from social or emotional involvement.

3. To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.

4.

a. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.

b. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.

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[Middle English withdrawen : with, away from; see with + drawen, to pull; see draw.]

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with·drawa·ble adj.

with·drawer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	withdrawer - an authority who withdraws permission authority - (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew"
	2.	withdrawer - an individualist who withdraws from social interaction individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action
	3.	withdrawer - a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics drug addict, junkie, junky - a narcotics addict
	4.	withdrawer - a contestant who withdraws from competition contestant - a person who participates in competitions
	5.	withdrawer - a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
	6.	withdrawer - a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited depositor - a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution