borrowee

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noun

One from whom something is borrowed; a lender.

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Meanings

nounborrowee (plural borrowees)

plural borrowees

  1. One from whom something is borrowed; a lender.

    Around here, when a man borrows something, he should promptly return it without the borrowee having to ask.

    2010, G. C. Gregory, Ghost of the Snowlands, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lender

Origin

From borrow + -ee.

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Cite this entry
APA

borrowee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrowee

MLA

“borrowee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrowee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borrowee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrowee.

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