loaner

noun — 2 senses

loaner

noun

US /ˈloʊnɚ/

Etymology From loan + -er.

1

One who loans; a lender.

2

Informal Something that is given as a loan.

  • I am driving a loaner while my car is in the shop.
  • It took a few days to get the prescription for wheelchair repairs approved before the parts could be ordered. In the meantime, the company I was dealing with gave me a loaner chair until mine was returned to me.2014, Arlene Sollis, I Came — I Stayed, page 219:

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