Creditor

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cred=i=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

Creditor, n. [L.: cf. F. crditeur. See Credit.].

•  One who credits, believes, or trusts.  [1913 Webster]

  "The easy creditors of novelties."  [1913 Webster]
•  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."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Creditor, n.
1 a person to whom a debt is owing.
2 a person or company that gives credit for money or goods (cf. DEBTOR).

Etymology

ME f. AF creditour (OF -eur) f. L creditor -oris (as CREDIT)

DEVIL DICTIONARY

Creditor

n. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.

ROGET THESAURUS

Creditor

Credit

N credit, trust, tick, score, tally, account, letter of credit, circular note, duplicate, mortgage, lien, debenture, paper credit, floating capital, draft, lettre de creance, securities, creditor, lender, lessor, mortgagee, dun, usurer, credit account, line of credit, open line of credit, credit card, crediting, credited, accredited, on credit, on account, to the account of, to the credit of, a compte.