creditor
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creditor
- /ˈkɹɛdɪtə/ UK
- /ˈkɹɛdɪtɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English creditour, from Anglo-Norman creditour, from Latin crēditor, from crēditum (“loan”), from crēditus, perfect passive participle of crēdō (“lend”).
noun creditors · creditour
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A person to whom a debt is owed.
The creditor demanded immediate payment.
Opposite: debtor
- One who gives credence to something; a believer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: debtor, lending, debenture, debt, bond, lender, payee, crediting, obligee, grantor, payable, party, lessor, recipient, claimant, donor
Translations
Every language
noun a person to whom a debt is owed
| Español | acreedor, acreedora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채권자 chaegwonja |
| 日本語 | 債権者 saikensha, 貸方 kashikata |
| 中文 | 債權人 /债权人 zhàiquánrén, 貸方 /贷方 dàifāng, 債主 /债主 zhàizhǔ |
| हिन्दी | ऋणदाता ŕṇdātā, साहूकार sāhūkār |
| Kiswahili | mdai, mkopeshaji |
| Português | credor |
| Français | créancier, créancière |
| Deutsch | Gläubiger, Kreditor |
| Italiano | creditore, creditrice |
| Ελληνικά | πιστωτής pistotís, δανειστής daneistís |
| Română | creditor, creditoare |
| Русский | кредито́р kreditór, заимода́вец zaimodávec, заимода́тель zaimodátelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nợ |
| العربية | دَائِن dāʔin |
| עברית | נוֹשֶׁה noshé |
Talk about this word "creditor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/creditor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. creditor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/creditor "creditor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/creditor.Cite this
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title = {creditor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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