debtor

The definition of a debtor is someone who owes money or an obligation to a creditor.

(noun)

If you owe money on your credit cards, this is an example of a time when you are a debtor.

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See debtor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person, company, nation, etc. that owes something to another or others

Origin: altered (after L) < ME dettur < OFr detor < L debitor < debitus, pp. of debere: see debt

See debtor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that owes something to another.
  2. One who is guilty of a trespass or sin; a sinner.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dettour

Origin: , from Old French dettor

Origin: , from Latin dēbitor

Origin: , from dēbitus

Origin: , past participle of dēbēre, to owe; see debt

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