mortgagor

Other forms: mortgagors

Definitions of mortgagor
  1. noun
    the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid
    “we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home”
    synonyms: mortgager
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    type of:
    debitor, debtor
    a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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