creditor

[ kred-i-ter ]

/ ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR creditor ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).

a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.

Bookkeeping. credit (def. 12b, c).

Origin of creditor

1400–50; late Middle English creditour<Latin crēditor, equivalent to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust (see credit) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM creditor

cred·i·tor·ship, nounnon·cred·i·tor, nounpre·cred·i·tor, noun

Words nearby creditor

credit life insurance, credit line, credit manager, credit memorandum, Crédit Mobilier, creditor, credit rating, credit-reference agency, credit risk, credits, credit score

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Example sentences from the Web for creditor

He had already been involved with The Source, having been a creditor of the company.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both you and the creditor would have been better off with moderate inflation than an outright breach.
Japan's Bold, Limited New Economic Plan|Megan McArdle|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It will be the second bailout of Greece and its creditor banks in a little more than a year.
Greeks Want More Money|Stefan Theil|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, he would never harm his creditor and former friend.
Anatomy of a Massacre|Rick Outzen|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The Hodja was very happy; for now he was the creditor in Allah's books for one thousand piasters.
Told in the Coffee House|Cyrus Adler
But I think we had better put an immediate stop to formalities which must be painful to a creditor so benevolent.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
A creditor asks for justice when he appeals to a tribunal against his debtor; and how is that justice awarded?
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
"Then," said the creditor, "I change my debt into a debt of honor," and tore the note in pieces.
Essays, Second Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
They are not slaves by the wording of the political law, but most of them are in reality slaves by the law of debtor and creditor.
The White Chief|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for creditor

creditor

/ (ˈkrɛdɪtə) /

noun

a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owedCompare debtor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for creditor

creditor

One to whom a debt is owed.

单词	creditor
释义	creditor [ kred-i-ter ] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR creditor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor). a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions. Bookkeeping. credit (def. 12b, c). Origin of creditor 1400–50; late Middle English creditour<Latin crēditor, equivalent to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust (see credit) + -tor-tor OTHER WORDS FROM creditor cred·i·tor·ship, nounnon·cred·i·tor, nounpre·cred·i·tor, noun Words nearby creditor credit life insurance, credit line, credit manager, credit memorandum, Crédit Mobilier, creditor, credit rating, credit-reference agency, credit risk, credits, credit score Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for creditor He had already been involved with The Source, having been a creditor of the company. It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine\|Alex Suskind\|October 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Both you and the creditor would have been better off with moderate inflation than an outright breach. Japan's Bold, Limited New Economic Plan\|Megan McArdle\|April 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It will be the second bailout of Greece and its creditor banks in a little more than a year. Greeks Want More Money\|Stefan Theil\|June 17, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Therefore, he would never harm his creditor and former friend. Anatomy of a Massacre\|Rick Outzen\|August 19, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The Hodja was very happy; for now he was the creditor in Allah's books for one thousand piasters. Told in the Coffee House\|Cyrus Adler But I think we had better put an immediate stop to formalities which must be painful to a creditor so benevolent. The Parisians, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton A creditor asks for justice when he appeals to a tribunal against his debtor; and how is that justice awarded? The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4\|George W. M. Reynolds "Then," said the creditor, "I change my debt into a debt of honor," and tore the note in pieces. Essays, Second Series\|Ralph Waldo Emerson They are not slaves by the wording of the political law, but most of them are in reality slaves by the law of debtor and creditor. The White Chief\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for creditor creditor / (ˈkrɛdɪtə) / noun a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owedCompare debtor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to creditor customer, target, collector, heir, beneficiary, cashier, subject, recipient, trustee, consignee, grantee, acceptor, assignee, teller Cultural definitions for creditor creditor One to whom a debt is owed. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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creditor

noun

Origin of creditor

OTHER WORDS FROM creditor

Words nearby creditor

Example sentences from the Web for creditor

British Dictionary definitions for creditor

noun

Words related to creditor

Cultural definitions for creditor