borrower
/ˈbɔɹəʊə/US/ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/
borrower noun: one who borrows.
Noun
borrower (plural borrowers)
- 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
borrower meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
borrower in Tamil
- கடன் பெறுபவர்
borrower in Urdu
- قرض لینے والا
borrower in Bengali
- ঋণগ্রহীতা, ঋণগ্রাহক
borrower in Telugu
- రుణగ్రహీత, రుణం తీసుకున్న వ్యక్తి
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- borrower in Malayalam
- കടം വാങ്ങുന്നയാൾ, വായ്പയെടുക്കുന്നയാൾ, വായ്പക്കാരൻ
- borrower in Kannada
- ಎರವಣಿಗ
- borrower in Punjabi
- ਕਰਜ਼ਾ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ, ਉਧਾਰ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ
- borrower in Gujarati
- ઉધાર લેનાર, ઋણ લેનાર
- borrower in Odia
- ଋଣଗ୍ରହୀତା, ଋଣ ଗ୍ରହୀତା
- borrower in Nepali
- उधारकर्ता, ऋण लिने व्यक्ति
- borrower in Arabic
- مُسْتَعِير mustaʕīr, مُسْتَعِيرَة mustaʕīra, مُقْتَرِض muqtariḍ, مُقْتَرِضَة muqtariḍa
- borrower in Malay
- peminjam
- borrower in Indonesian
- peminjam
- borrower in Thai
- ผู้ยืม pûu-yʉʉm
- borrower in Vietnamese
- người vay
Examples of borrower in a sentence
- 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:
Synonyms of borrower
Antonyms
Forms of borrower
| plural | borrowers |
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Origin of borrower
From Middle English borower, borewer, borwere, equivalent to borrow + -er (agent suffix).
Words formed from borrower
Questions about borrower
- What does borrower mean?
- Borrower means one who borrows.
- What is borrower in Tamil?
- Borrower in Tamil is கடன் பெறுபவர். See Borrower meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use borrower in a sentence?
- This term became popular from the late 1960s onwards, languages being neatly divided between borrowers and calquers.
- What part of speech is borrower?
- Borrower is a noun.
- How do you pronounce borrower?
- Borrower is pronounced /ˈbɔɹəʊə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of borrower?
- The plural of borrower is borrowers.
Words near borrower in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: borrower (page history and authors); borrower (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); borrower (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); borrower (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); borrower (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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