debitor

Other forms: debitors

Definitions of debitor
  1. noun
    a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
    synonyms: debtor
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    deadbeat, defaulter
    someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
    fly-by-night
    a debtor who flees to avoid paying
    mortgager, mortgagor
    the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid
    deadbeat dad
    a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
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