lendernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlen.dər/us/ˈlen.dɚ/someone or something that lends money, especially a large financial organization such as a bank:
The smaller local lenders charge high interest rates.
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Borrowers & lenders
- bondholder
- borrow
- creditor
- deadbeat
- debtor
- financier
- guarantor
- loan shark
- moneylender
- mortgagee
- pawnbroker
- usury
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