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guarantor

guar·an·tor [ gàrrən táwr, gàrrəntər ] (plural guar·an·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who assumes debts: somebody who gives a guarantee, especially a formal promise to be responsible for somebody else's debts or obligations

[Mid-19th century. <guarantee]

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