ower
9.9
A person who must repay money they borrowed
- noun
- /ˈaʊər/
- Archaic
:
deudor
- The ower promised to settle his debts by the end of the month.
Examples
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The judge ordered the ower to repay the full sum within thirty days.
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In old records, the ower is listed alongside the amount he owed.
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He is an ower who struggles to pay his bills.
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Many owers find it difficult to manage their debts.
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The ower has been trying to pay off his loans for years.
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As an ower, she often felt the pressure of her financial obligations.
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Throughout the village, the owers gathered to discuss their debts.
Synonyms
borrower
vsower
86
2.3
A person who takes money or things and plans to give them back
focuses instead on owing debt rather than on receiving and returning
debtor
vsower
36
4.1
A person or organization that owes money to someone else
is the same idea but presented in dialectal or archaic style
8.8
A person who owes money to another
is the older dialectal term rather than the formal legal word
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ower used as a person who owes money comes from the familiar verb owe, which means 'to have to pay', so an ower is just 'one who owes' money.