creditor

American  

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or firm to whom money is due (debtor ).

2. a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.

3. Bookkeeping. credit.

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creditor British  

/ ˈkrɛdɪtə /

noun

1. a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed Compare debtor

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creditor Cultural  

1. One to whom a debt is owed.

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Other Word Forms

• creditorship noun
• noncreditor noun
• precreditor noun

Etymology

Origin of creditor

1400–50; late Middle English creditour < Latin crēditor, equivalent to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust ( credit ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

It said after consistently losing money, NCP could no longer afford to pay its creditors and was unable to scrap "long-term, inflexible" leases on loss-making sites.

From BBC

Glutality’s largest unsecured creditor is insurance giant United HealthCare, which has asserted an $8.5 million claim against the start-up citing “overpayment for medical services.”

From Barron's

Now foreign creditors, including many in the Middle East and Asia fretting over this conflict’s hit to their economies, own much of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Freeze or limit his credit access and contact creditors to request hardship plans.

From MarketWatch

Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.

From Barron's

Related Words

• bank
• banker