guarantor
noun
guar·an·tor
ˌger-ən-ˈtȯr 
ˌgär-,
ˌga-rən-;
ˈger-ən-tər,
ˈgär-,
ˈga-rən-
1
: one that gives a guaranty (see guarantee entry 1 sense 3)
2
: one that guarantees
Examples of guarantor in a Sentence
the town police force is the guarantor of our safety
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As the foundations for building an independent adult life continue to crumble under young people’s feet, hypervigilant parents are fixated more than ever on the top-flight college degree as a guarantor of their children’s financial comfort and social standing.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Getting a Nobel Peace Prize is by no means a guarantor that the efforts of its recipient have or will be successful.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Conversely, the guaranty covering the mortgage loan may contain provisions that allow the guarantor to terminate its liability by surrendering the real estate collateral to the mortgage lender.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
Getting a Nobel Peace Prize is by no means a guarantor that the efforts of its recipient have or will be successful.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Conversely, the guaranty covering the mortgage loan may contain provisions that allow the guarantor to terminate its liability by surrendering the real estate collateral to the mortgage lender.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Guarantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guarantor. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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guarantor
noun
guar·an·tor
ˌgar-ən-ˈtȯ(ə)r
ˈgar-ən-tər
ˈgar-ən-tər
ˌgär-,
ˈgär-
: one that gives a guarantee
Legal Definition
guarantor
noun
guar·an·tor
ˌgar-ən-ˈtȯr, ˌgär-; ˈgar-ən-tər, ˈgär-
: one that makes or gives a guaranty
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