See Also: audient(dictionary)

ombudsman (oh) and audient (iou)


ombudsman (oh)



/-mEn/ [C]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Swedish; Origin: 'representative', from Old Norse umbothsmathr, from umboth 'commission' + mathr 'man']
someone who deals with complaints made by ordinary people against the government, banks, insurance companies etc

audient (iou)



audient noun & adjective. E17.
[As noun from late Latin audient-, -ens (Cyprian) catechumen; as adjective from Latin audient-: see AUDIENCE, -ENT.]
A. noun. A hearer, a listener; Ecclesiastical History a hearer of the gospel, not yet a member of the Church, a catechumen. E17.
b. adjective. Listening. M19.