portioner

English

Etymology

From portion +‎ -er.

Noun

portioner (plural portioners)

1. A person who receives a portion or share of something
2. (Scotland) The proprietor of a small portion of a larger piece of land; a laird of a small estate
3. A person, or a machine that delivers, or measures out portions

Derived terms

• heir portioner
• heiress portioner

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “portioner”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• reportion