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a person who files a petition against a debtor seeking the debtor's adjudication as a bankrupt.
Law. One who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. Also as adj.
The plaintiff in an action of replevin.
Law. A plaintiff, esp. a creditor, petitioning in a suit or action.