\Ap*prov"er\, n.
1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.

2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another.
   See 1st {Approvement}, 2.

\Ap*prov"er\, n. [See 2d {Approve}, v. t.] (Eng. Law)
A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] --Jacobs.