English
seizer
From seize + -er.
A compound of seize + -er
Proto-Germanic *sakjaną
Frankish *sakjan ‘to sue, bring legal action’
Early Medieval Latin sacīre ‘to lay claim to, appropriate’
Old French seisir ‘to take possession of’
Middle English seisen ‘to kidnap, abduct, or take captive’
English seize
Today it means
noun One who seizes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / seizer