borrower

/ˈbɒrəʊə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔːrəʊər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-ə-wər ˈbȯr-/ (ame, mw)

borrower — noun

1. a person, company, or other group that takes money or another thing for a time a

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person, company, or other group that takes money or another thing for a time and must give it back later

例句

The bank checked Hana's income before approving her as a borrower.

finance pattern: approve someone as a borrower

After the fire destroyed their stores, several shop owners were borrowers at the town bank.

同義詞
  • debtor

    More formal and focused on owing money, not on borrowing objects in general.

  • loanee

    Less common in general English; often used in sports for a player sent to another team for a period.

反義詞
  • lender

    The person or group that gives the money or item.

  • creditor

    A formal word for someone who is owed money.

用法筆記

Most often used in financial contexts, especially for bank loans, mortgages, and credit. For books or small personal items, English speakers often just say who borrowed the item instead of using borrower as a fixed label.

常見錯誤

❌The bank was the borrower in the car loan.
✅The bank was the lender in the car loan.
💡The borrower receives the money; the lender gives it.
❌I lent Leo my bike, so I was the borrower.
✅I lent Leo my bike, so I was the lender.
💡A borrower takes something; a lender gives it.