mounter
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Meaning · English
A person hired to swear to something that is false.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] perjury reaches the most awful height. I have heard of mounters, who attend Westminster Hall and other courts, to swear to any thing that may be required of them, for a trifling fee.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “mounter” mean?
A person hired to swear to something that is false.
Is “mounter” formal or informal?
mounter is generally slang.