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noun a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
originFrom Middle English creditour, from Anglo-Norman creditour, from Latin crēditor, from crēditum (“loan”), from crēditus, perfect passive participle of crēdō (“lend”).
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