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Claimant vs Creditor - What's the difference?

claimant | creditor |

As nouns the difference between claimant and creditor

is that claimant is one who claims; one who makes a claim while creditor is a person to whom a debt is owed.

claimant

English

Noun

(wikipedia claimant) (en noun)
  • One who claims; one who makes a claim.
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  • (UK) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
  • (legal) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

    • Anagrams

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    creditor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * creditour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
  • One who gives credence to something; a believer.

    • Antonyms

    * debtor

    Hyponyms

    * debtholder * noteholder * bondholder * general creditor

    Anagrams

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