DEPOSITARY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word depositary. (close relations)
Definition of DEPOSITARY
Best Alternative Words for DEPOSITARY
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trustee | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit • members of a governing board | ||||||||
bearer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone whose employment involves carrying something • a messenger who bears or presents • one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral • the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | ||||||||
custodian | nounn | |||||||
noun • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
guardian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who cares for persons or property | ||||||||
holder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holding device • a person who holds something • the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | ||||||||
keeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone in charge of other people • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
possessor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who owns something | ||||||||
receiver | nounn | |||||||
noun • set that receives radio or tv signals • (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties • earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds • a person who receives something • the tennis player who receives the serve • a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass | ||||||||
recipient | ||||||||
noun • a person who receives something • the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||||
steward | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else • the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements • an attendant on an airplane • a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
depository | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | ||||||||
deposit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating • matter that has been deposited by some natural process • the natural process of laying down a deposit of something • money deposited in a bank or some similar institution • a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later • money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use • a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • the act of putting something somewhere verb • put, fix, force, or implant • put into a bank account • put (something somewhere) firmly | ||||||||
repository | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • a person to whom a secret is entrusted • a burial vault (usually for some famous person) |