guarantornoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɡær.ənˈtɔːr/us/ˌɡer.ənˈtɔːr/formal a person who makes certain that something happens or that something is protected:
The armed forces see themselves as the guarantors of free elections in the country.
specialized law someone who formally accepts responsibility for you or for something that belongs to you:
You must have a guarantor in order to get a visa to enter the country.
specialized finance & economics a person or organization that promises to pay back a loan (= borrowed money) if the person or organization that borrowed it cannot pay it back:
His father is a guarantor on the loan.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- guarantee
- New Year's resolution
- oath
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- scout
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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