unsecured creditor

noun | \ ˈkre-də-tər, -ˌtȯr \ | cred·i·tor

1. : a person to whom a debt is owed; especially : a person to whom money or goods are due — compare debtor, obligor : a person to whom money or goods are due — compare debtor, obligor

   — general creditor
   : a creditor who is not secured by a lien or other security interest — called also unsecured creditor

   — judgment creditor
   : a creditor who has a money judgment entered against the debtor and may enforce the judgment (as by attachment or writ of execution)

   — known creditor
   : a creditor whose potential claim is known or should be known by a debtor and who is entitled to notice of a corporate dissolution or of a date at which claims will be barred (as in bankruptcy)

   — lien creditor
   : a creditor who is secured by a lien (as by attachment)

   — secured creditor
   : a creditor who has a security interest (as a mortgage)

   — unsecured creditor
   : general creditor in this entry