Home › Words › C › creancercreancercreancer means A creditor.EtymologyFrom Middle English creaunsour, from Anglo-Norman creanceour and Old French creanceor, from creancer.nounA creditor.A guardian or tutor.e.g.“The creancer looked after the young man's money, disciplined him and perhaps gave him some teaching, though the youth went also to the lectures provided by the university and later by the colleges.” — 1984, Nicholas Orme, From Childhood to Chivalry, page 68:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.creditor 68% match — A person to whom a debt is owed. vs creancer →cocreditor 65% match — One of a group of creditors; a joint creditor. vs creancer →discreditor 64% match — One who discredits. vs creancer →creditorship 63% match — The state of being a creditor, of being owed money. vs creancer →debitor 60% match — A debtor vs creancer →cessionary 60% match — The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent. vs creancer →incumbrancer 59% match — One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate. vs creancer →creance 59% match — faith; belief; creed vs creancer →