n. One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who pledges anything as security.
Word Usage
""Unjustifiable hypothecation" may be the same as stealing, but it would never excite one to be called "an unjustifiable hypothecator" as it does to be called a thief."