| Noun | 1. | acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently)appropriator - someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) securer, procurer - someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets" | |
| 2. | acquirer - a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock | |
| 3. | acquirer - the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card | |
| 4. | acquirer - a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee | |