D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Underwriter

/ŭn'-dẽrr-ītˌ-ẽr/ · Un·der·writ·er · IPA /ˈʌndərrˌaɪtər/
01 n. One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.
  1. 1.
    One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.