[] a person, company, country, etc. that sb/sth owes money to 债权人；债主；贷方◆The property will be sold to pay off their creditors. 卖掉财产以偿债给他们的债主。◆a meeting of the company's creditors 公司债权人会议◆Japan, the worlds biggest creditor nation(= it has invested more in other countries than other countries have invested in it) 日本是世界上最大的债权国
() creditors [] () the amounts that a business owes to its suppliers or to people who have made loans, shown as liabilities on its balance sheet 债务（显示在资产负债表“负债”项）◆creditors falling due within one year (= debts that must be paid within a year) 债务一年之内必须偿付SYNaccounts payable
➡debtor (2) general creditor preferential creditor trade creditor