Meaning & use
cosigner
A person who signs a loan or contract along with the primary borrower and shares legal responsibility for it.
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Her father agreed to act as cosigner on her first car loan.
Without a cosigner, the bank refused to approve the student's loan application.
A note on using this word
A cosigner is equally responsible for repaying the debt if the primary borrower fails to do so.
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