Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    The law protects both the debtor and the creditor.

    Schuldner, Schuldnerin

    должни́кdolžník, должни́цаdolžníca, дебито́рdebitór

    боржни́кboržnýk, боржни́цяboržnýcja

    a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt

  2. 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.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. That man is a heavy debtor.

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  2. Creditors have better memories than debtors.

    ruУ кредиторов лучше память, чем у должников.

    deGläubiger haben ein besseres Gedächtnis als Schuldner.

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  3. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

    ruИ прости нам долги наши, как и мы прощаем должникам нашим.

    deUnd vergib uns unsere Schuld, wie wir unseren Schuldigern vergeben.

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  4. A debtor of my debtor is not a debtor of mine.

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  5. Debtors are people who cannot re-pay money they owe.

    deSchuldner sind Leute, die Geld nicht zurückzahlen können, das sie jemandem schulden.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person or firm that owes money:
Русский
By meaning 1
a person or firm that owes money:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person or firm that owes money:

Origin

From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to deb

From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.

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Forms

plural: debtors
Singulardebtor
Pluraldebtors

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt:debitor

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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