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Definition of creditor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

creditor

noun
 
/ˈkredɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈkredɪtər/
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  1. a person, company, etc. that somebody owes money to
    • The property will be sold to pay off their creditors.
    compare debtor
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • foreign
    • private
    • large
    • …
    verb + creditor
    • pay
    • pay off
    • repay
    • …
    creditor + noun
    • country
    • nation
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French crediteur, from Latin creditor, from credit- from credere ‘believe, trust’.
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