borrower
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borrower
- /ˈbɔɹəʊə/ UK
- /ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English borower, borewer, borwere, equivalent to borrow + -er (agent suffix).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lending, debtor, loan, lender, receivable, debit, provider, repayment, loanee, mortgagor, obligor, lessee, tenant, renter, consignee, recipient
noun
Opposite: lender, nonborrower, purchaser, remitter, taker
Translations
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noun one who borrows
| Español | prestatario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 차용자 chayongja, 대출자 daechulja |
| 日本語 | 借り手 karite |
| 中文 | 借款人 jièkuǎnrén, 借用人 jièyòngrén |
| Kiswahili | mkopaji |
| Português | mutuário, mutuária, recebedor, recebedora |
| Français | emprunteur, emprunteuse |
| Deutsch | Kreditnehmer, Entleiher |
| Italiano | mutuatario, mutuataria |
| Ελληνικά | δανειολήπτης daneiolíptis |
| Română | debitor, debitoare, împrumutat, împrumutată |
| Русский | заёмщик zajómščik, заёмщица zajómščica, беру́щий взаймы́ berúščij vzajmý, беру́щий в долг berúščij v dolg |
| Tiếng Việt | người vay |
| العربية | مُسْتَعِير mustaʕīr, مُسْتَعِيرَة mustaʕīra, مُقْتَرِض muqtariḍ, مُقْتَرِضَة muqtariḍa |
| עברית | לֹוֶה lové |
Talk about this word "borrower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/borrower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. borrower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/borrower "borrower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/borrower.Cite this
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title = {borrower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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