Definition
People who send goods to someone else to be sold on their behalf, trusting that person to handle the sale.
Etymology
From consign (Latin consignare: con- 'with' + signare 'to mark/seal') + -or agent suffix. The term evolved in commerce to describe those entrusting goods to agents.
Kelly Says
Consignors invented a brilliant trust system—you don't pay upfront when your art goes to a gallery or your car to a dealership; the seller only pays after it's sold! This business model is why eBay resellers and boutique shop owners exist.
Translations
ARالعربية
المرسل
al-mar-sil
CACatalà
enviadors
en-vi-adors
CSČeština
odesílatelé
o-de-si-la-te-le
DADansk
afsender
af-sen-der
DEDeutsch
Versender
fer-shend-er
ELΕλληνικά
αποστολείς
a-pos-to-lis
ESEspañol
consignatarios
kon-sig-na-ta-ree-os
FAفارسی
فرستندگان
far-sende-gan
FISuomi
lähettajat
la-he-ta-jat
FRFrançais
consignataires
kon-sig-n-ta-ir
GUGU
પ્રવેશકર્તાઓ
pra-vesh-kar-ta-o
HAHA
masu aika
ma-su ai-ka
HEעברית
משלחים
mis-la-chim
HIहिन्दी
निर्यातक
nir-ya-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengirim
pen-gi-rim
IGIG
onye kwuru
o-nye kwu-ru
ITItaliano
concessionari
kon-che-sio-na-ree
JA日本語
荷送者
ni-o-su-mono-o-okuru-mono
KKKK
gönderуші
gon-der-u-shi
KMKM
អ្នកផ្ញើ
a-nək ph-nye
MSBahasa Melayu
penerima
pe-ne-ri-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ပို့ဆောင်သူ
bo-shaung-thu
NLNederlands
verzenders
ver-zen-ders
NONorsk
avsender
av-sen-der
PLPolski
nadawcy
na-da-v-tsy
PTPortuguês
consignatários
kon-sig-na-ta-ree-os
RORomână
expeditori
ek-spe-di-to-ri
RUРусский
отправители
otprav-te-li
SVSvenska
sändare
shand-are
SWKiswahili
watumaini
wa-tu-ma-i-ni
TAதமிழ்
அனுப்பியவர்கள்
anuppiya-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
పంపిణీదారులు
pan-pi-ni-da-ru-lu
TLTL
mga nagpadala
mga na-g-pa-da-la
TRTürkçe
gönderenler
gon-der-en-ler
UKУкраїнська
відправники
vid-prav-ni-ki
VITiếng Việt
người gửi
ngoo-ee-gui
ZUZU
abaphathi
a-ba-pa-thi