Home › Words › C › codebtorcodebtorcodebtor means one of a group of people who are jointly responsible for a debt.EtymologyFrom co- + debtor.nounOne of a group of people who are jointly responsible for a debt.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.debtee 68% match — One who is owed a debt; a creditor. vs codebtor →cocreditor 67% match — One of a group of creditors; a joint creditor. vs codebtor →debtor 61% match — A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt. vs codebtor →debtholder 61% match — An owner of a financial obligation of another party. vs codebtor →debitor 61% match — A debtor vs codebtor →codefendant 60% match — Any of several defendants answering the same charge. vs codebtor →cotortfeasor 60% match — A joint tortfeasor. vs codebtor →codeveloper 59% match — A joint developer; one of several developers (of a product, land, etc.). vs codebtor →