A person or entity that has the legal right to seize property as security or compensation for unpaid debt.
From distrain plus the agent suffix -er, creating a noun for the person or legal entity performing the seizure action.
A distrainer has special legal powers—they can literally take your stuff without a court order in some jurisdictions, a word that represents serious creditor power.
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