insurer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈʃʊ.ɹə/ (UK)
- /ɪnˈʃʊɹ.ɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈʃɝ.ɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English insure Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English insurer From insure + -er.
Meanings
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One who insures.
Federal law mandates that at least one nongroup insurer in your state must provide coverage to everyone, regardless of health issues.
2009 March 7, Walecia Konrad, “Hanging On to Health Coverage, if the Job Goes Away”, in The New York Times:After the accident I contacted the insurer who paid for the repairs.
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insurers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ensurer | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
interinsurer · coinsurer · general insurer · cyberinsurer · microinsurer · life insurer · noninsurer
Translations (35)
bg застраховател (one who insures) · cmn 承保人 (one who insures) · fi vakuutuksenantaja (one who insures) · it assicuratrice (one who insures) · es asegurador (one who insures) · kk сақтандырушы (one who insures) · cs pojišťovatel (one who insures) · nl verzekeraar (one who insures) · pl ubezpieczyciel (one who insures) · ro asigurătoare (one who insures) · ru страховщик (one who insures) · pt seguradora (one who insures) · pl asekuratorka (one who insures) · da assurandør (one who insures) · cmn 保險人 /保险人 (one who insures) · eo asekuristo (one who insures) · pl asekurator (one who insures) · fr assureuse (one who insures) · tr sigortacı (one who insures) · af versekeraar (one who insures) · it assicuratore (one who insures) · de Versicherungsträger (one who insures) · de Versicherer (one who insures) · pl asekurantka (one who insures) · fr assureur (one who insures) · ro asigurător (one who insures) · gu વીમાદાતા (one who insures) · fr assureure (one who insures) · pt segurador (one who insures) · pl ubezpieczycielka (one who insures) · de Versicherungsgeber (one who insures) · fi vakuuttaja (one who insures) · es aseguradora (one who insures) · pl asekurant (one who insures) · mk осигури́тел (one who insures)