debitor

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debitor

(ˈdɛbɪtə)

1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) the heading written at the top of the debit column in an accounts book

2. (Economics)

a. a person or organization that owes a debt

b. (as modifier): debitor countries.

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Noun

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

debtor

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

deadbeat, defaulter - someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

fly-by-night - a debtor who flees to avoid paying

mortgager, mortgagor - the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home"

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Instead like Cato he chose what Iago calls "a debitor and creditor," a "counter-caster" and "arithmetician" (1.2.34, 18).

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