receiptor

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. One who gives a receipt; specifically, in law, a person to whom property is bailed by an officer, who has attached it upon mesne process, to answer to the exigency of the writ and satisfy the judgment, the obligation of the receiptor being to have it forthcoming on demand.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff.