[f. as prec. + -ER1.] One who authorizes (in various senses).
1607. T. Sparke, Persuasion Unity, 63. The meaning either of the book or of the authorisers therof.
a. 1614. Donne, Βιαθανατος (1644), 29. A strong Authorizer, if not an Authour.
1681. H. More, Exp. Daniel ii. 51. The Instigator or Authorizer of the War.
1861. Athenæum, 29 June, 861. They seem to have acted as agents … and reported back to their authorizers.
