Creditor and Debtor

Creditor

Creditor noun - A person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists.
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Synonyms for Creditor

Debtor is an antonym for creditor.

Nearby Words: credit, creditable, credited, crediting

Debtor

Debtor noun - A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt.
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Synonyms for Debtor

Creditor is an antonym for debtor in purchaser topic.

Nearby Word: debt

Both words in one sentence

  • The debtor failing to kill the creditor is a subversion (including if the creditor then dies due to unrelated factors).
  • The creditor killing the debtor is an inversion.
  • For example, it was considered perfectly legal for the creditor to sell a bankrupted debtor to Gladiator Games, where he could well get killed or maimed.
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