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 asset has little equity and so has little value to creditors.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Michael was over $500 million in debt at the time of his death and owed money to over 60 creditors, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE in June 2024.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 15 July 2025
Major creditors: Forward Financing, Boston, $24,192; U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., $21,000; Chase Ink, Carol Stream, Ill., $16,567.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The man who claimed to be disrupting the backyard housing industry — securing financing, permits and building granny flats across San Diego County, before collecting millions of dollars without doing the work — is now seeking federal protection from his many creditors.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Michael was over $500 million in debt at the time of his death and owed money to over 60 creditors, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE in June 2024.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 15 July 2025
Major creditors: Forward Financing, Boston, $24,192; U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C., $21,000; Chase Ink, Carol Stream, Ill., $16,567.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
The man who claimed to be disrupting the backyard housing industry — securing financing, permits and building granny flats across San Diego County, before collecting millions of dollars without doing the work — is now seeking federal protection from his many creditors.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 13 June 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 22 Jul. 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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