WordGarden.iosubmitter
B2Pronunciation
UK
- /səbmˈɪtə/
US
- /səbmˈɪtər/
Meanings
Noun
a person, organization, or thing that submits something for consideration, approval, or processing
in computing or online workflows, the user, account, or program that sends a form, file, job, or request to a system
Beyond the definition
A submitter is the person who sends something in for review, decision, or record. It could be a poem sent to a magazine, a job application, a form on a website, or evidence in a legal case. The word usually fits formal situations. You would not normally use it for casual sharing, but it works well when something is being officially handed in. The person may hope for approval, but the word itself simply names the one who sent it.
The term "submitter" refers to a person who sends in something such as information, creative work, an application, a form, or evidence for consideration by another person or group. The word is usually used in formal or organized settings where something is being reviewed, recorded, judged, or approved.
As a noun, "submitter" is neutral. It simply identifies who sent the material. You might see it in legal settings, where someone provides evidence; in publishing, where a writer sends work to a magazine; in hiring, where a person files an application; or in online systems, where a website records who sent a form or document.
The word does not suggest success or failure. A submitter may be accepted, rejected, approved, ignored, or asked to send more information. What matters is the role: this is the person who made the submission. Because of that, the word often appears in instructions, databases, application systems, publishing platforms, and other places where records of submissions are kept.
So, while it is not a common word for everyday casual sharing, "submitter" is a useful and precise term for the person who formally sends something in.
Examples
- 1
Online forms
The website automatically emails the submitter a copy of the completed form.
- 2
Anonymous judging
The editor removed the submitter's name before sending the article to the judges.
- 3
Application results
All submitters will receive a decision by the end of the month.
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Used with (collocations)
- original submitter
- anonymous submitter
- submitter information
- claim submitter
Word family
Explore
- submission process
- approval workflow
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- submitternoun
Forms
- submitterspluralnoun