guarantor n. 担保人；保证人 在英国，即指保证人〔surety〕，而在美国尤指一般保证人，即对于主债务人〔principal debtor〕的债务承担第二顺位责任〔secondary liability〕的人，以区别于连带责任保证人〔surety〕，后者对于主债务承担第一顺位责任〔primary liability〕。依据美国《统一商法典》〔U.C.C.〕第3条，凡在票据上加注「保证付款」或「保证收款」字样的人即为票据保证人，通常也是票据融通人〔accommodation party〕。 (→guaranty; surety)
guarantor. One who makes a guaranty or gives security for a debt. • While a surety’s liability begins with that of the principal, a guarantor’s liability does not begin until the principal debtor is in default. Cf. SURETY. [Cases: Guaranty 29, 33.] “A guarantor either guarantees payment or collection, depending on the words used. ‘Payment