borrower
nounUK /ˈbɔɹəʊə/ · US /ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/
Etymology From Middle English borower, borewer, borwere, equivalent to borrow + -er (agent suffix).
1
One who borrows.
- a library borrower’s card
- But if other negative factors are operating simultaneously, or if the borrower's financial status is weak to start with, then one extra adverse development is more likely to affect returns on the loan.1984, Journal of Banking & Finance, volume 8, page 158:
2 more examples
- This term became popular from the late 1960s onwards, languages being neatly divided between borrowers and calquers.2002, Manfred Görlach, Still More Englishes, page 144:
- For most student loan issues, borrowers work with loan servicers hired by the department rather than directly with FSA staff.2025 October 1, Annie Ma, “How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department”, in AP News:
- Antonyms
- lender, nonborrower, purchaser, remitter, taker
- Derived terms
- microborrower, neither a borrower nor a lender be, nonborrower
- Hypernyms
- recipient