guarantor

[ gar-uhn-tawr, -ter ]

noun

1. a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
2. a person who makes or gives a guarantee, guaranty, warrant, etc.

guarantor

/ ˌɡærənˈtɔː /

noun

1. a person who gives or is bound by a guarantee or guaranty; surety

Other Words From

• pre·guaran·tor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of guarantor¹

First recorded in 1850–55; guarant(ee) + -or ²

Example Sentences

Technology is not a driver of conflict, nor a guarantor of victory.

From MIT Technology Review

It says technology is not a driver of conflict, nor a guarantor of victory.

From MIT Technology Review

The government’s decision to act as guarantor of bitcoin trade also “puts the small, developing country at risk,” Luther warns.

From Ozy

Other popular words include “no guarantor” and “bad credit”.

From Search Engine Watch

Now the Fed stands as the guarantor of huge swaths of the American and world economy.

From Time

It was the ultimate guarantor of the humanism he advanced against Nazism.

From The Daily Beast

The TTP had asked Sharif, while he was in the opposition, to serve as guarantor of any negotiation.

From The Daily Beast

Some will paint this as naive idealism, but the only true long-term guarantor of peace and stability is freedom.

From The Daily Beast

The only guarantor of peace for Israel is the establishment of Palestine.

From The Daily Beast

It was a breath-taking pledge, with Obama coming close to making the U.S. the guarantor that Mubarak will act.

From The Daily Beast

Restaur, res-tawr′, n. the remedy which assurers have against each other, or a person has against his guarantor.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus, secondly, the guarantor must at the critical time be able to render the required assistance.

From Project Gutenberg

The compulsion to be applied by a guarantor for that purpose depends upon the circumstances; it may eventually be war.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus, first, the guaranteed must request the guarantor to render assistance.

From Project Gutenberg

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company in this instance also stands as guarantor of the insurance fund.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• backer
• underwriter