Borrower

/ˈbɔroʊər/ noun

Definition

a person who borrows something, especially money

Etymology

From borrow (Old English borgian 'to lend, be surety for') + -er suffix

Kelly Says

The phrase 'neither a borrower nor a lender be' from Hamlet shows that money lending has been complicated for centuries!

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