Avlämnare

Avlämnare is a Swedish noun that denotes a person who delivers or hands in something to another person or institution. The term emphasizes the act of handing over material rather than merely sending it. It can refer to a courier, an employee who delivers items, or someone who submits documents, assignments, or forms to an authority or recipient. The word is formed from the verb avlämna (to deliver, to hand over) plus the agent suffix -are.

Usage and nuance: Avlämnare tends to appear in formal or bureaucratic contexts. It can describe someone who physically delivers items to a recipient or someone who submits documents to a process (for example, a student handing in an assignment, or a businessperson delivering required papers to a government agency). The term is often contrasted with inlämnare, which emphasizes the act of submitting into a system or process, whereas avlämnare stresses the act of handing something directly to a recipient.

Examples: En avlämnare av dokument till myndigheten is more typical than saying just “sända” or “skicka.” In everyday language, people more often say lämna in or skicka, but avlämnare may appear in formal contexts such as “avlämnare av handlingar” or “avlämnaren av rapporten.”

Plural: singular is en avlämnare. Indefinite plural is avlämnare, and definite plural is avlämnarna (de avlämnarna). Related terms include avlämning (the act of handing over), inlämning (submitting into a process), and lämna in (to hand in) as a more common everyday alternative.