guarantor
[gar-uh n-tawr, -ter]
- a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- a person who makes or gives a guarantee, guaranty, warrant, etc.
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Origin of guarantor
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Examples from the Web for guarantor
Contemporary Examples
The TTP had asked Sharif, while he was in the opposition, to serve as guarantor of any negotiation.
The only guarantor of peace for Israel is the establishment of Palestine.
It was a breath-taking pledge, with Obama coming close to making the U.S. the guarantor that Mubarak will act.
And his Nobel address was a masterful defense of America's role as the guarantor of global peace and stability.
Historical Examples
This is how family fulfills the function of co- guarantor of education.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
They may be in the form of a contract of a surety, of a guarantor, or of an indorser.
They apply equally to a surety, a guarantor and an indorser.
It doesn't matter so much about the payment, there is always a second guarantor.
The Red RoomAugust Strindberg
He got me to write my name to a bill as guarantor of the amount.
Eyes Like the SeaMr Jkai
guarantor
- a person who gives or is bound by a guarantee or guaranty; surety
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