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TOPIK 6noun

채권자

chaegwonja [채꿘자]

채권자가 · 채권자를

creditor

Example

채권자들이 회사에 빌려준 돈을 갚으라고 요구했습니다.

The creditors demanded that the company pay back the money they had lent.

Word parts

채 debt권 right자 person

Literally 'person with a right to a debt'; -자 = person: 채권자, 소비자.

Good to know

Pronounced [채꿘자] with a tensed ㄱ; don't mix it up with 채무자 'debtor'.