promiser

Everyday

1. A person who makes a promise. tree →
2. (law, formal) The person in an agreement who promises to do something (also spelled «promisor»). tree →

In the lessons

Rare word, used in stories, ethics lessons and law: a «good promiser» keeps promises; «a great promiser» may make many and keep few. In ethics, the promiser has a duty to the person promised. Phrases: «a promiser of great things», «the promiser and the promisee».

Examples

• He was a big promiser but a poor doer. tree →
• A good promiser always keeps their word. tree →
• In the contract, the promiser agrees to pay the money. tree →
• The king was a promiser of gifts he never gave. tree →
• Don't be a promiser if you can't keep it. tree →
• The promiser must do what was promised. tree →

Note

Rare; usually we say «someone who makes promises». Built from «promise» + «-er». In law the spelling «promisor» is common, and the other person is the «promisee». Saying «promise» means keeping it is an ethical duty.