Borrower

//ˈbɑɹoʊɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who borrows.

    "a library borrower’s card"

  2. 2
    someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent wordnet

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leaseelendeelifterloaneeprigthief

Example

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"Neither a borrower nor a lender be."

Etymology

From Middle English borower, borewer, borwere, equivalent to borrow + -er (agent suffix).

Related phrases

neither a borrower nor a lender be

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