creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkre-di-tər 
-ˌtȯr
: one to whom a debt is owed
especially
: a person to whom money or goods are due
Examples of creditor in a Sentence
She owes thousands of dollars to creditors.
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The court has set meeting of those creditors for November 5.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Effective debt relief must include legal defense because, when a creditor sues, those in financial difficulty need protection.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The court has set meeting of those creditors for November 5.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The national debt is the total amount of money that the federal government owes to its creditors.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creditor
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“Creditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creditor. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkred-ət-ər
: a person to whom a debt is owed
Legal Definition
creditor
noun
cred·i·tor
ˈkre-də-tər, -ˌtȯr
: a person to whom a debt is owed
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general creditor
: a creditor who is not secured by a lien or other security interest
called also unsecured creditor
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judgment creditor
: a creditor who has a money judgment entered against the debtor and may enforce the judgment (as by attachment or writ of execution)
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known creditor
: a creditor whose potential claim is known or should be known by a debtor and who is entitled to notice of a corporate dissolution or of a date at which claims will be barred (as in bankruptcy)
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lien creditor
: a creditor who is secured by a lien (as by attachment)
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secured creditor
: a creditor who has a security interest (as a mortgage)
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unsecured creditor
: general creditor in this entry
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