Gläubiger

creditor

noun GLOY-bi-ger Rare

Origin: from glauben 'to believe, trust' in the sense of trusting with money

Usage Note

Gläubiger is the creditor, the party owed money, and the counterpart of the Schuldner (debtor). The plural is Gläubiger, unchanged; feminine Gläubigerin. Beware the homograph Gläubiger used as an adjective form of gläubig (devout), which is unrelated in meaning.

Examples

"Die Gläubiger forderten ihr Geld zurück."

Natural Translation

The creditors demanded their money back.

Literal Translation

The creditors demanded their money back.

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