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debtor

[ det-er ]
/ ˈdɛt ər /
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noun

a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).

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Origin of debtor

1250–1300; Middle English detto(u)r<Anglo-French dett(o)ur, de(b)tour,Old French det(t)or<Latin dēbitōr-, stem of dēbitor, equivalent to dēbi-, variant stem of dēbēre (see debt) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM debtor

non·debt·or, nounpre·debt·or, noun

Words nearby debtor

debt, debt issue, debt limit, debt of honor, debt of honour, debtor, debtor nation, debt service, debt swap, debud, debug
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Words related to debtor

defaulter, borrower, account, bankrupt, deadbeat, risk, welsher, mortgagor

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British Dictionary definitions for debtor

debtor
/ (ˈdɛtə) /

noun

a person or commercial enterprise that owes a financial obligationCompare creditor
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