debtor

/ˈdetə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdetər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈde-tər/ (ame, mw)

debtor — noun

  • debtorsingular
  • debtorsplural

1. a person, company, or country that has borrowed money and still has to pay it ba

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person, company, or country that has borrowed money and still has to pay it back to someone else.

例句

The bank sent a letter to every debtor who had missed a payment last month.

typical context: bank chasing late repayment

Heather felt ashamed of being a debtor, but her hospital bills had left her no choice.

collocation: be a debtor

同義詞
  • borrower

    more neutral; focuses on the act of taking a loan rather than the unpaid balance

  • mortgagor

    specifically someone who has borrowed to buy property

反義詞
  • creditor

    the person or organization that is owed the money

文法句型

debtor of/to + creditor

用法筆記

Countable noun, often paired with 'creditor' as its opposite. Subject is usually an individual, a company, or a country; rarely used about very small everyday loans between friends.

常見錯誤

❌I lent her ten dollars, so now she is my debtor.
✅I lent her ten dollars, so now she owes me ten dollars.
💡'debtor' usually refers to formal or large debts, not casual loans between friends.