creditor
Translation
creditor
Examples
The company could not pay its creditors.
The company could not pay its creditors.
He is the firm's largest creditor.
He is the firm's largest creditor.
Grammar Patterns
a creditor of ((sb./sth.)) a person or company to whom money is owed He is the firm's largest creditor.
Similar Words
Synonyms: lender, loaner; Antonyms: debtor, borrower
Etymology
From 'credit' + '-or' (agent noun suffix). A person who gives 'credit' (a loan).
Memory Tips
A credit-or is the originat-or of the credit (loan). The person you are in debt to.