creditor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: creditor	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
creditor n a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists Antonym(s): debitor, debtor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creditor \Cred"it*or\ (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr[?]diteur. See {Credit}.] 1. One who credits, believes, or trusts. The easy creditors of novelties. --Daniel. 2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor. Creditors have better memories than debtors. --Franklin.