1400-50;late Middle Englishcreditour < Latincrēditor, equivalent to crēdi- variant stem of crēdere to believe, entrust (see credit) + -tor-tor
Related forms
creditorship, noun
noncreditor, noun
precreditor, noun
Examples from the web for creditor
She poisons herself when her unpaid creditor threatens to expose her double life.
The debts are not sold to another creditor but forgiven outright.
In many instances, the creditor hires another company to collect the debt.
Or there is payday lending, where the borrower gives the creditor permission to take money straight from his next pay cheque.
creditor nations can give with one hand, or stop taking with the other.
The unsecured creditor is essentially now providing a limited facility to allow a bank to work through its problem.
Not surprisingly, it is a staunch defender of creditor rights.
And these creditor countries are bound, ultimately, to run the show.
The euro zone's northern creditor governments have refused to put more of their own money into the pot.
Since then, the ownership company reached an agreement with its main creditor to sell it at auction.
British Dictionary definitions for creditor
creditor
/ˈkrɛdɪtə/
noun
1.
a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed Compare debtor
Word Origin and History for creditor
n.
mid-15c., from Anglo-French creditour, Old French creditour (early 14c.), from Latin creditor "truster, lender," from creditus, past participle of credere (see credo).