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# debtor

noun (plural debtors)

«debtor» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A debtor is a person who owes money to someone else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales, a debtor owes a debt to a king or a captain, and must pay it back or do a favour

### Examples

- The debtor promised to pay back the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/#x1)
- The miser was a debtor of the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/#x2)
- The shopkeeper chased his debtor for the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/#x3)

### Note

«What is owed to the debtor is taken away from what he has, so the amount he has goes down.»

## In Jewish tradition

A person who owes money. The Torah requires kindness toward such a person. In the primary lessons: in the tales, a debtor owes a debt to a king or a captain, and must pay it back or do a favour

### Note

«What is owed to the debtor is taken away from what he has, so the amount he has goes down.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «debtor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«debtor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/debtor.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «debtor» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/debtor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«debtor» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/debtor.html) on Mova free.