noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɡæɹəntə(ɹ)/
UK:/ˈɡæɹəntɔː(ɹ)/
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noun
Meaning 1
A person or company that provides a guarantee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surety, warrantor, warranter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: patron, sponsor, supporter
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَافِل
(kāfil)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Bengali:
জামিন
(jamin)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Bulgarian:
гара́нт
(garánt)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Bulgarian:
поръчи́тел
(porǎčítel)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Bulgarian:
поръчи́телка
(porǎčítelka)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Chinese Mandarin:
擔保人 /担保人
(dānbǎorén)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Chinese Mandarin:
保證人 /保证人
(bǎozhèngrén)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Czech:
ručitel
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Danish:
garant
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Danish:
kautionist
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Esperanto:
garantianto
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Finnish:
takaaja
— person or company that provides a guarantee
German:
Garant
— person or company that provides a guarantee
German:
Garantiegeber
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Ancient Greek:
ἐγγυητής
(enguētḗs)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Hebrew:
עָרֵב
(arév)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Hindi:
प्रतिभू
(pratibhū)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Hungarian:
kezes
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Irish:
urra
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Japanese:
保証人
(hoshōnin)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Latin:
sponsor
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Latin:
nōtor
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Macedonian:
гара́нт
(garánt)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Macedonian:
за́ложник
(záložnik)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Macedonian:
жира́нт
(žiránt)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Macedonian:
ќе́фил
(ḱéfil)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Malay:
penjamin
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Manx:
barrantagh
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Norwegian Bokmål:
garantist
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Norwegian Nynorsk:
garantist
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Polish:
gwarant
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Polish:
gwarantka
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Portuguese:
fiador
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Portuguese:
avalista
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Romanian:
garant
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Russian:
гара́нт
(garánt)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Russian:
поручи́тель
(poručítelʹ)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Russian:
поручи́тельница
(poručítelʹnica)
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Spanish:
garante
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Spanish:
fía
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Spanish:
segurador
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Spanish:
fiador
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Spanish:
avalista
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Swedish:
garant
— person or company that provides a guarantee
Turkish:
kefil
— person or company that provides a guarantee