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DEBTOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt

Synonyms:

debitor; debtor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("debtor" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debtor"):

deadbeat; defaulter (someone who fails to meet a financial obligation)

fly-by-night (a debtor who flees to avoid paying)

mortgager; mortgagor (the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid)

Antonym:

creditor (a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists)

Credits