debtor
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debtor
- /ˈdɛt.ə/ UK
- /ˈdɛt.ɚ/ US
- /ˈdet.ə/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛtə, -ɛtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.
noun debtors · debtour
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A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
The debtor agreed to repay the loan within six months.
Opposite: creditor
- One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding. As a debtor, he faced constant letters from the bank.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: creditor, borrowing, debt, lending, borrower, receivable, payer, insolvency, trustee, obligor, indebtedness, indebted, owing, garnishee, liability, grantor
Translations
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noun a person or firm that owes money
| Español | deudor, deudora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채무자 chaemuja |
| 日本語 | 債務者 saimusha, 借方 karikata |
| 中文 | 債務人 /债务人 zhàiwùrén, 欠債人 /欠债人 qiànzhàirén, 借方 jièfāng |
| हिन्दी | ऋणी ŕṇī, क़र्ज़दार qarzadār, धर्ता dhartā, अधमर्ण adhmarṇ |
| Kiswahili | mdeni |
| Português | devedor, devedora |
| Français | débiteur, débitrice |
| Deutsch | Schuldner, Schuldnerin |
| Italiano | debitore, debitrice |
| Ελληνικά | οφειλέτης ofeilétis, οφειλέτρια ofeilétria |
| Română | debitor, debitoare |
| Русский | должни́к dolžník, должни́ца dolžníca, дебито́р debitór |
| Tiếng Việt | con nợ |
| العربية | مَدِين madīn |
| עברית | חייב, חַיָּב khayav, חייבת \ חַיֶּבֶת khayevet |
Talk about this word "debtor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/debtor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. debtor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/debtor "debtor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/debtor.Cite this
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title = {debtor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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