bankrupt vs debtor

bankrupt

noun
  • One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person. 

verb
  • To force into bankruptcy. 

adj
  • In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts. 

  • Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess). 

  • Having been legally declared insolvent. 

debtor

noun
  • A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt. 

  • One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding. 

How often have the words bankrupt and debtor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )