'Creditor' definitions:

Definition of 'creditor'

(from WordNet)
noun
A person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists [ant: debitor, debtor]

Definition of 'Creditor'

From: GCIDE
  • Creditor \Cred"it*or\ (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr?diteur. See Credit.]
  • 1. One who credits, believes, or trusts. [1913 Webster]
  • The easy creditors of novelties. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor. [1913 Webster]
  • Creditors have better memories than debtors. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] Creditress

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