Thesaurus results for GUARANTOR

guarantor

noun

ˌger-ən-ˈtȯr

Definition of guarantor

as in sponsor

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing the town police force is the guarantor of our safety

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Recent Examples of guarantor Until the 1970s, women needed a male guarantor, often a husband, to buy homes and get credit cards. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 While no regional power is currently capable of replacing the US as the Gulf’s security guarantor, officials are increasingly contemplating a future in which Washington plays a much smaller role in the regional security architecture, the diplomat said. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 The city is also on the hook as the financial guarantor of the Games. — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for guarantor

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These awards are presented not by the judges, but by the pageant’s sponsors.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Unlike a cosigned loan, where both the student and cosigner are responsible for payment, parent loans are the full responsibility of the student's parent or other adult sponsor.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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On Friday, patrons for three Smithsonian museums within the track’s perimeter — Air and Space, Natural History and American Indian — will need to pass through metal detectors.

— Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
In addition, each does so differently, because every library responds to what its patrons need.

— Michael Fassnacht, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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