Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for creditor. Search instead for Accreditor.
Definitions

creditor

[kred-i-ter] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The U.S. government is still investigating the allegations while seeking to be repaid through First Brands’ bankruptcy as a creditor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

None of this guarantees that a creditor will actually succeed in reaching the trust.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

As Glutality’s sole secured creditor, Insulin Care has priority on any cash recovered during the bankruptcy process.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Kerr is listed in Delaware bankruptcy documents as the company’s largest creditor — owed $630,000 — although that is listed as disputed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I didn’t want Rufus having to face some creditor that I had angered with my twentieth-century brevity—which could come across as nineteenth-century abruptness, even discourtesy.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




Vocabulary lists containing creditor


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "creditor" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com