Usage Note
Débiteur is a formal financial and legal term for a person who owes money or is in debt. The feminine form is débitrice. It contrasts with créancier/créancière (creditor). In accounting, le côté débiteur refers to the debit side of a ledger.
Examples
"Le débiteur n'a pas remboursé sa dette."
Natural Translation
The debtor did not repay his debt.
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