Law (chiefly US). A person who receives from a sheriff the property the sheriff has seized from a third person, agreeing to return it upon demand. Compare "bailee". Chiefly historical.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica. From receipt + -or.
Definition of receiptor in US English:
receiptor
nounrɪˈsiːtə
Law (chiefly US). A person who receives from a sheriff the property the sheriff has seized from a third person, agreeing to return it upon demand. Compare "bailee". Chiefly historical.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Bibliotheca topographica Britannica. From receipt + -or.