1. a person who addresses or speaks to an audience
Usage: formal; less common than 'speaker'
2. in computing, a device or component that generates or specifies memory addresses
Usage: technical; computing

Examples

• The addressor took the podium and began her speech to the assembled crowd.
• As the primary addressor at the conference, he outlined the company's new strategic direction.
• The addressor's tone was calm and measured throughout the presentation.
• In the computer architecture, the addressor calculates the location of data in memory.
• The addressor component ensures that each instruction accesses the correct memory location.