Synonyms for creditor
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person to whom a debt is owed.
The creditor demanded immediate payment.
Related words
- Word family
- creditress
- Phrases
- general creditor unsecured creditor
Forms
- Plural
- creditors → lenders, mortgagees…
Example sentences
- lender Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| creditor | steady | |
| lender | steady | |
| mortgagee | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- lender2
- 9 letters
- mortgagee
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lender2 = 2 syllables).