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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who uses property they own as security for a loan: the borrower in a mortgage agreement.
2. 2
   the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mortgagormortgagor

Etymology

From mortgage + -er.

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