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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creditor \Cred"it*or\ (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf F. cr?diteur.
See {Credit}.]
1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.
The easy creditors of novelties. --Daniel.
2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence one to
whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor.
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
--Franklin.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
creditor
n : a lender to whom money is owed [ant: {debtor}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
CREDITOR, n. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial
Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.
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