guarantor

[gar-uhn-tawr, -ter] Example Sentences

guar·an·tor

[gar-uhn-tawr, -ter]
noun
1.
a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
2.
a person who makes or gives a guarantee, guaranty, warrant, etc.

Origin:
1850–55; guarant(ee) + -or2

pre·guar·an·tor, noun
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Guarantor is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • Size is no guarantor of stability, as history as repeatedly shown us.
  • One answer could be that the maths-heavy system is no longer a guarantor of social mobility.
  • Older adults should not bank on mental exercise as a guarantor of cognitive health.
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guarantor (ˌɡærənˈtɔː)
 
n
a person who gives or is bound by a guarantee or guaranty; surety

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