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debtors - 2 dictionary results

debt⋅or

[det-er]
–noun
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor ).

Origin:
1250–1300; ME detto(u)r < AF dett(o)ur, de(b)tour, OF det(t)or < L dēbitōr-, s. of dēbitor, equiv. to dēbi-, var. s. of dēbēre (see debt ) + -tor -tor
debt·or   (dět'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that owes something to another.
  2. One who is guilty of a trespass or sin; a sinner.

[Middle English dettour, from Old French dettor, from Latin dēbitor, from dēbitus, past participle of dēbēre, to owe; see debt.]
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