Definition
An archaic or legal term for a debtor; a person or entity that owes money or is obligated to pay.
Etymology
From Latin 'debitor,' an agent noun from 'debere' (to owe). This is the direct Latin form, sometimes used in legal Latin phrases or archaic English texts.
Kelly Says
In medieval English courts, you'd see 'debitor' in Latin legal documents, and the distinction between 'debitor' and 'debtor' shows how English absorbed Latin vocabulary in layers rather than all at once!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঋণদাতা
ri-n-da-ta
CSČeština
dlužník
dluzh-nik
DADansk
debitor
deh-bee-tor
DEDeutsch
Schuldner
shult-ner
ELΕλληνικά
借款人
jar-kwan-rin
ESEspañol
deudor
deh-u-dor
FAفارسی
بدهکار
beh-deh-kaar
FISuomi
velkoja
vel-ko-ja
FRFrançais
débiteur
deh-bee-tur
HUMagyar
adófizető
a-do-fi-ze-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
debitur
deh-bee-tur
ITItaliano
debitore
deh-bee-to-re
JA日本語
引き落とし人
hiki-otoshi-nin
MSBahasa Melayu
debitur
deh-bee-tur
NLNederlands
debiteur
deh-bee-teur
NONorsk
debitor
deh-bee-tor
PLPolski
dłużnik
dluzh-nik
PTPortuguês
devedor
deh-ve-dor
RORomână
debitor
deh-bee-tor
RUРусский
должник
dolzhnik
SVSvenska
debitör
deh-bee-tor
SWKiswahili
mikopo
mi-ko-po
TAதமிழ்
கடன்பேறு
kadan-pe-ru
TEతెలుగు
కట్టుబాటు
kat-tu-ba-tu
UKУкраїнська
боржник
borzh-nik
URاردو
قرض لینے والا
qardh leenay wala
VITiếng Việt
người nợ
nguoi no