"cosigner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cosigner.wav [US] Forms: cosigners [plural]
Etymology: co- + signer or cosign + -er Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|signer}} co- + signer, {{suffix|en|cosign|er|id2=agent noun}} cosign + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cosigner (plural cosigners)
  1. A cosignatory
    Sense id: en-cosigner-en-noun-2IAqIzco
  2. (law) A person who accepts joint responsibility for the debt of another Categories (topical): Law, People Translations (person who accepts joint responsibility for a debt): fiador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-cosigner-en-noun-iSexUYo3 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with co-, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 6 94 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'person who accepts joint responsibility for a debt': 4 96

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