guarantor

[ gar-uhn-tawr, -ter ]

/ ˈgær ənˌtɔr, -tər /

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noun

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

First recorded in 1850–55; guarant(ee) + -or²

OTHER WORDS FROM guarantor

pre·guar·an·tor, noun

Words nearby guarantor

guarantee, guaranteed annual income, guaranteed annual wage, guaranteed bond, guaranteed stock, guarantor, guaranty, Guarapuava, guard, Guardafui, guardant

How to use guarantor in a sentence

Technology is not a driver of conflict, nor a guarantor of victory.
The Taliban, not the West, won Afghanistan’s technological war|Christopher Ankersen, Mike Martin|August 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It says technology is not a driver of conflict, nor a guarantor of victory.
The Taliban, not the West, won Afghanistan’s technological war|Christopher Ankersen, Mike Martin|August 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The government’s decision to act as guarantor of bitcoin trade also “puts the small, developing country at risk,” Luther warns.
Creative Currencies — The Anti-Crypto|Sohini Das Gupta|August 11, 2021|Ozy
Other popular words include “no guarantor” and “bad credit”.
A review of the payday loans algorithm in 2021|Daniel Tannenbaum|February 16, 2021|Search Engine Watch

Now the Fed stands as the guarantor of huge swaths of the American and world economy.
How Jay Powell’s Coronavirus Response Is Changing the Fed Forever|Christopher Leonard|June 11, 2020|Time
It was the ultimate guarantor of the humanism he advanced against Nazism.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The TTP had asked Sharif, while he was in the opposition, to serve as guarantor of any negotiation.
Pakistan’s Drone Dilemma|Jahanzeb Aslam|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some will paint this as naive idealism, but the only true long-term guarantor of peace and stability is freedom.
U.S. Challenge on Kuwait’s Death Penalty for Blasphemy: How Far to Intercede|David Keyes|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The only guarantor of peace for Israel is the establishment of Palestine.
Safer Side by Side: Why Israel Needs Palestine|Hussein Ibish|April 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a breath-taking pledge, with Obama coming close to making the U.S. the guarantor that Mubarak will act.
Inside the White House's Egypt Scramble|John Barry|January 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Restaur, res-tawr′, n. the remedy which assurers have against each other, or a person has against his guarantor.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Thus, secondly, the guarantor must at the critical time be able to render the required assistance.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
The compulsion to be applied by a guarantor for that purpose depends upon the circumstances; it may eventually be war.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
Thus, first, the guaranteed must request the guarantor to render assistance.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company in this instance also stands as guarantor of the insurance fund.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for guarantor

guarantor

/ (ˌɡærənˈtɔː) /

noun

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

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