Definition of Creditor

Crayfish

CREDITOR noun

	One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

CREDITOR:
?kred?t? n. 1 a person to whom a debt is owing. 2 a person or company that gives credit for money or goods (cf. DEBTOR). [ME f. AF creditour (OF -eur) f. L creditor -oris (as CREDIT)]

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