borrower

noun

bor·​row·​er ˈbär-ə-wər 

ˈbȯr-

plural -s

: one that borrows

neither a borrower nor a lender be

—Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

Middle English borwere, from borwen to borrow + -ere -er

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