borrowee

English

Etymology

borrow +‎ -ee

Noun

borrowee (plural borrowees)

  1. One from whom something is borrowed; a lender.
    • 2010, G. C. Gregory, Ghost of the Snowlands, page 90:
      Around here, when a man borrows something, he should promptly return it without the borrowee having to ask.
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