debtor
Valid in Scrabble
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- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
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- 6
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Definition of debtor
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
“The debtor agreed to repay the loan within six months.”
“The law protects both the debtor and the creditor.”
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noun
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A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
“The debtor agreed to repay the loan within six months.”
“The law protects both the debtor and the creditor.”
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One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
“As a debtor, he faced constant letters from the bank.”
“O! to Grace how great a Debtor, Daily I'm conſtrain'd to be;”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.
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