noun
A person who guarantees another's obligation, such as a loan or contract. Often used in legal or financial contexts.
ローンを組むには請け人が必要です。
A guarantor is required to take out a loan.
彼は友人の借金の請け人になった。
He became a guarantor for his friend's debt.
保証人 is the more common and general term for guarantor or surety. 請け人 is a less frequent synonym, often used in specific legal or traditional contexts.
Compound of 請け (uke, 'receiving' or 'undertaking', from verb 請ける) and 人 (nin, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it refers to a person who undertakes responsibility for another.