noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property: the lender in a mortgage agreement.
2. 2
   the person who accepts a mortgage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bankerbill collectorcollection agentcredit mancreditorcreditress

Etymology

From mortgage + -ee.

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