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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

debtor

/ˈdɛt.ɚ/

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What does debtor mean?

noun

  1. A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
  2. One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdɛt.ɚ/

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Since when I have been debtor to you for courtesies, which I will be ever to pay and yet pay still.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
From the very fact of its existence, it becomes a debtor to an amount equal to the cost of its production.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
More book examples (3)
I am obliged to you for the gentleness and moderation of your dun, considering how long I have been your debtor.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
From the moment of the discovery of this act of dishonesty on the part of Webster, Parkman pursued his debtor with unrelenting severity.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
If Shays had not been a DESPERATE DEBTOR, it is much to be doubted whether Massachusetts would have been plunged into a civil war.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18