guarantor

🇺🇸 /ˌɡærənˈtɔːr/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɡærənˈtɔː(r)/
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A person who promises to be responsible for someone else's debt or actions if they fail to fulfill their obligations.

The bank required a guarantor for the loan, so her father signed the agreement.

translation

n. A person who promises to be responsible for someone else's debt or actions if they fail to fulfill their obligations.

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Plural guarantors