Creditor

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  • noun. One to whom money or its equivalent is owed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who believes; a believer.
  • noun. One to whom any return is due or payable; specifically, one who gives credit in business transactions; hence, one to whom a sum of money is due for any cause: correlative to debtor. Abbreviated Cr.
  • noun. A similar action or bill to set aside a fraudulent transfer of assets which may be sold on execution: commonly called a bill in the nature of a creditor's bill, or a bill in aid of an execution.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who credits, believes, or trusts.
  • noun. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person to whom a debt is owed.
  • noun. One who gives credence to something; a believer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
  • Word Usage
    "Some people will tell you that some public lands have already been conveyed to certain creditor nations or if not conveyed have been allowed to take control of such lands."
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    debtor  
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    editor  predator  
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