'Underwriter' definitions:

Definition of 'underwriter'

From: WordNet
noun
A banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities [syn: investment banker, underwriter]
noun
An agent who sells insurance [syn: insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter]
noun
A financial institution that sells insurance [syn: insurance company, insurance firm, insurer, insurance underwriter, underwriter]

Definition of 'Underwriter'

From: GCIDE
  • Underwriter \Un"der*writ`er\, n. One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'underwriter'

From: Moby Thesaurus