acquirer
(noun)
noun
1. a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
Definition categories: group, bank
3. the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
Definition categories: group
4. a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee