MORTGAGOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mortgagor mean? 

• MORTGAGOR (noun)
  The noun MORTGAGOR has 1 sense:

1. the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid

  Familiarity information: MORTGAGOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MORTGAGOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mortgager; mortgagor

Context example:

we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home

Hypernyms ("mortgagor" is a kind of...):

debitor; debtor (a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt)

Derivation:

mortgage (put up as security or collateral)