Home › Words › B › borrowerborrower/ˈbɔɹəʊə/borrower means one who borrows.borrower is pronounced /ˈbɔɹəʊə/.EtymologyFrom Middle English borower, borewer, borwere, equivalent to borrow + -er (agent suffix).nounOne who borrows.e.g.“a library borrower’s card”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.borrowee 90% match — One from whom something is borrowed; a lender. vs borrower →nonborrower 75% match — One who is not a borrower, who does not borrow money. vs borrower →loanee 74% match — borrower; someone who is loaned something vs borrower →loaner 73% match — One who loans; a lender. vs borrower →microborrower 72% match — A person who borrows a microloan. vs borrower →mortgager 69% match — One who uses property they own as security for a loan: the borrower in a mortgage agreement. vs borrower →loanholder 68% match — One who takes out a loan. vs borrower →debtor 65% match — A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt. vs borrower →