A person who guarantees another's obligation, such as a loan or contract. Often used in legal or financial contexts.
A guarantor is required to take out a loan.
He became a guarantor for his friend's debt.
master contractor; prime contractor
Standard kanji spelling for guarantor, using 請け (uke) and 人 (nin).
Abbreviated kanji spelling, omitting the okurigana け.
Variant using 受ける (ukeru) instead of 請ける; less common but still understood.
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.