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impounder

/ɪmpˈaʊndɚ/ noun

Someone or something that impounds.

Word Origin Impounder comes from pound, an Old English word pyndan meaning 'to enclose, pen up,' with the prefix im- 'in.' So an impounder is someone who shuts things in, like a pound for stray animals. The same root gives us pounded and pounding.

noun Someone or something that impounds. countable

The city appointed a new impounder to handle abandoned vehicles.

(名词) 扣押者

市政府任命了一名新的扣押官来处理废弃车辆。

(sustantivo) Alguien o algo que embarga, retiene o confisca.

La ciudad designó a un nuevo encargado de retener vehículos abandonados.

(nom) saisissant; séquestre [Personne ou dispositif qui saisit, confisque ou met en fourrière.]

La ville a nommé un nouveau responsable de la fourrière pour gérer les véhicules abandonnés.

(Substantiv) eine Person oder Einrichtung, die etwas beschlagnahmt oder sicherstellt, z. B. Gegenstände oder Fahrzeuge

Die Stadt bestellte einen neuen **impounder**, um sich um verlassene Fahrzeuge zu kümmern.

(名詞) 押収する者; 没収・収容する人または物

市は放置車両を処理する新しい押収責任者を任命した。

(substantivo) apreensor; apreendente; depositário [Alguém ou algo que apreende.]

A cidade nomeou um novo apreensor para lidar com veículos abandonados.

Synonyms: seizer confiscator sequestrator pounder impounding officer Antonyms: releaser liberator returner giver
Word parts: im + pound + er

Related words

pounding

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