acquirer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
  2. noun a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
  3. noun the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
  4. noun a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
    merchant bank.

WordNet

Ac*quir"er noun
Definitions
  1. A person who acquires.

Webster 1913