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debt⋅or

  [det-er]
–noun
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor ).
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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
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

debtor

An individual or organization that owes a debt or has an obligation to another party. Compare creditor.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: debt·or
Function: noun
: a person who owes a debt —see also BANKRUPT —compare CREDITOR, OBLIGEE, OBLIGOR
NOTE: The Bankruptcy Act of 1978 calls the person concerned in a bankruptcy case the “debtor” as opposed to the “bankrupt.”
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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