# underwriter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,142

## Definitions
1. An entity assuming a financial risk.
2. A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
3. An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.

## Etymology
From underwrite + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **underwritten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underwriter-vs-underwritten)
- **underwater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underwater-vs-underwriter)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nuderwriter`, `udnerwriter`, `undderwriter`, `underrwiter`, `underrwriter`, `underwirter`, `underwrietr`, `underwriterr`, `underwritre`, `underwritter`, `underwrriter`, `underwrtier`, `underwwriter`, `undewrriter`, `undrewriter`, `unedrwriter`, `unnderwriter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/underwriter