hypothecator

English

Etymology

From hypothecate +‎ -or.

Noun

hypothecator (plural hypothecators)

1. (law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.

Related terms

• hypothecation

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “hypothecator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)