assigner

/əˈsaɪnər/
noun
  1. A person who gives tasks, roles, or responsibilities to others.
    • The assigner must consider each worker's skills.
    • The assigner of the project is the department head.
    • As the assigner, she decided who would handle each report.
  2. A person who legally transfers property, rights, or a contract to another.
    • The assigner must notify all parties of the transfer.
    • The assigner signed over the rights to the invention.
    • In the contract, the assigner is the original owner.
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