cosigner
noun
co·sign·er
ˈkō-ˌsī-nər 
: cosignatory
especially
: a joint signer of a promissory note
Examples of cosigner in a Sentence
Both senators are cosigners of the bill.
My mother agreed to be a cosigner on my car loan.
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All loans are offered without a cosigner and family income or credit doesn't factor into the decision.
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Private loans typically require cosigners, which not all borrowers are able to arrange.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Difficulty removing the cosigner Once a personal loan is cosigned, removing the cosigner is not easy.
—Christina Majaski, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The third application didn’t have a cosigner option, so the office looked for a fourth.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Private loans typically require cosigners, which not all borrowers are able to arrange.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Difficulty removing the cosigner Once a personal loan is cosigned, removing the cosigner is not easy.
—Christina Majaski, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The third application didn’t have a cosigner option, so the office looked for a fourth.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cosigner
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“Cosigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosigner. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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cosigner
noun
co·sign·er
ˈkō-ˌsī-nər
: cosignatory
especially
: a joint signer of a promissory note
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