repossessor

Debt collection enforcer

A repossessor is someone who reclaims property when a buyer defaults on payments.

The term usually refers to agents who recover vehicles for lenders: The repossessor showed up at 3 a.m. to take the car.

The work often involves locating assets owners have hidden and removing them quickly, sometimes under tense circumstances.

agent

skip tracer

Locator of missing persons

field agent · lienholder · adjuster · locksmith · bounty hunter · investigator · tracker · marshal · auctioneer · process server

process

seizure

Forcible taking or convulsion

lockout · skip tracing · storage · auction · liquidation · disposal · turnover

legal

foreclosure

Lender seizes mortgaged property

court order · voluntary surrender · breach of contract · title transfer · replevin · chattel mortgage

debt

default

Preset standard option

borrower · creditor · nonpayment · deficiency · outstanding balance · past due · collection · charge-off · late fees · loan default

Categories
Opposites
property transaction role

repossessorbuyer

One who acquires things

purchaser · defaulter · debtor · lessee · borrower

financial relationship to debtor

repossessorbenefactor

One who gives aid

lender · creditor · debt counselor · financial advisor · bankruptcy attorney

Family

repossess, repossession, repossessed, prepossession, repossesses, prepossessed, repossessors

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G