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borrowee

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English

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Etymology

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From borrow +‎ -ee.

Noun

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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.