cred·i·tor

[kred-i-ter]
noun
1.
a person or firm to whom money is due ( opposed to debtor ).
2.
a person or firm that gives credit in business transactions.
3.
Bookkeeping. credit ( def 12b, c ).

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

cred·i·tor·ship, noun
non·cred·i·tor, noun
pre·cred·i·tor, noun
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creditor (ˈkrɛdɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Compare debtor a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed

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creditor
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. creditour, O.Fr. crediteur (early 14c.), from L. creditum (see credit).
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creditor definition


One to whom a debt is owed.

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Example sentences
Since then, the ownership company reached an agreement with its main creditor to sell it at auction.
The first step, experts say, is to contact the creditor who reported it and have the company remove it.
It seemed natural that a debtor who could not pay should become the property of his creditor.
Typically, they ask the creditor that reported the past-due information to check its records.
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