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Spell Bee Word: Debtor

Debtor (noun): a person, company or country that owes money to someone else.

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What does debtor mean?

Word: Debtor

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Debtor means a person, company or country that owes money to someone else.

Synonyms: borrower

Antonyms: lender

Word origin: From Latin debere, to owe; debt and debit come from the same verb.

How do you spell debtor?

Syllables: debt - or

Tricky part: The b is silent but must be written, just as in debt. Students who spell by sound leave it out.

Watch out for: dettor, detter, detor

Memory tip: The b is silent in doubt, debt and debtor alike: if you can spell doubt, keep that quiet b here too.

Debtor in a sentence

Example 1: The shopkeeper wrote each debtor's name in a red notebook kept under the counter.

Example 2: Once she paid back the last instalment, she was no longer a debtor.

Example 3: The bank sends a polite reminder to every debtor a week before the due date.

Fun Fact

In nineteenth-century England people who could not pay their debts could be locked in a debtors' prison. Charles Dickens's father was sent to one, the Marshalsea in London, in 1824.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

debtor

a) defaulter
b) creditor
c) cashier
d) tenant

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b) creditor. A creditor is owed the money, while the debtor is the one who owes it.

Word Makeup

Choose the suffix that completes the word:

debt

a) or
b) ar
c) er
d) our

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a) or. Like actor and editor, debtor takes the ending or.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) morgage
b) solem
c) reciept
d) debtor

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d) debtor. Mortgage hides a t, receipt has ei after the c, and solemn ends in a silent n.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rohan borrowed five pounds from his cousin. Who is the debtor?

a) his cousin
b) the bank
c) both of them
d) Rohan

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d) Rohan

2. Which of these makes someone a debtor?

a) winning a cash prize
b) opening a savings account
c) taking a loan from a bank
d) lending money to a friend

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c) taking a loan from a bank

Associated Words

Words that end in -tor: translator, chiropractor, cultivator, sculptor, legislator, collector

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