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borrowee

borrowee noun: one from whom something is borrowed; a lender.

Noun

borrowee (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

Forms of borrowee

pluralborrowees

Origin of borrowee

From borrow + -ee.

Questions about borrowee

What does borrowee mean?
Borrowee means one from whom something is borrowed; a lender.
What part of speech is borrowee?
Borrowee is a noun.
What is the plural of borrowee?
The plural of borrowee is borrowees.

Words near borrowee in the dictionary

  1. borrowed neutrals
  2. borrowed scenery
  3. borrowed time
  4. borrowed trouble
  5. borrowedst
  6. borrowee
  7. borrowees
  8. borrower
  9. borrowers
  10. borrowes
  11. borrowest

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