justifier
nounEtymology From justify + -er.
1
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.
2
One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.
- God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority.1867, The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review, page 483:
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Publishing, Sciences, Typography A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.
- When the operator starts typing the third line, the justifier goes to work on the second.1955, Book Production, volumes 61-62, page 43:
- Derived terms
- self-justifier