debtor

Plural: debtors

Noun

• A person or entity that owes money or obligations to another.
• a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
• A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
• 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.

Examples

• The player who consistently landed in negative points was the game’s perpetual DEBTOR.

Synonyms

debitor

Antonyms

creditor