creditor
pronunciation
How to pronounce creditor in British English:
UK [ˈkredɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce creditor in American English:
US [ˈkrɛdɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
Word Origin
- creditor (n.)
- mid-15c., from Anglo-French creditour, Old French creditour (early 14c.), from Latin creditor "truster, lender," from creditus, past participle of credere (see credo).
Antonym
Example
- 1. And as everyone knows , china is now america 's biggest foreign creditor .
- 2. It said it was now a creditor rather than shareholder in the fund .
- 3. As a big creditor , it holds lots of assets elsewhere in the zone .
- 4. No sane creditor imagines that a country could roll over its debt in this situation .
- 5. But as a dell creditor , microsoft could see its relationships with other hardware allies fray .