Loanee

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    borrower; someone who is loaned something
  2. 2
    Someone who is being loaned, someone playing for another club on loan.

    "Then, Andy Keogh picked up the ball on the right and squared to Danny Drinkwater on the edge of the box, but the Manchester United loanee's shot lacked power to trouble Stoke stopper Thomas Sorensen."

Example

More examples

"Then, Andy Keogh picked up the ball on the right and squared to Danny Drinkwater on the edge of the box, but the Manchester United loanee's shot lacked power to trouble Stoke stopper Thomas Sorensen."

Etymology

From loan + -ee.

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