4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n. 1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial. [1913 Webster] 2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st {Approvement}, 2. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n. [See 2d {Approve}, v. t.] (Eng. Law) A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] --Jacobs. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: approver n : an authority with power to approve From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: APPROVER, Engl. crim. law. One confessing himself guilty of felony, and approving others of the same crime to save himself. Crompt. Inst. 250 3 Inst. 129.
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