lender C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈlɛndɚ/ UK /ˈlɛndə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person or institution that lends money or goods The lender required collateral before approving the loan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or institution... creditorfinancierbackerloanermoneylender ↔ Opposites borrowerdebtor Word family Related forms lendloanlent Etymology AI details From lend (Middle English lenen, from Old English lǣnan 'to lend, grant', from lǣn 'loan') + the agent suffix -er. lǣnan Old English *laihwniją Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Personal Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lender **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɛndɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛndə/ ## Meanings 1. a person or institution that lends money or goods ## Examples - The lender required collateral before approving the loan. ## Synonyms - creditor - financier - backer - loaner - moneylender ## Antonyms - borrower - debtor ## Related Forms - lend - loan - lent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lǣnan - Root: *laihwniją ## Etymology From lend (Middle English lenen, from Old English lǣnan 'to lend, grant', from lǣn 'loan') + the agent suffix -er. ## AI Etymology Lender comes from lend (Middle English lenen, from Old English lǣnan 'to lend, grant', from lǣn 'loan') + the agent suffix -er. The etymological trail includes Old English lǣnan, Proto-Germanic *laihwniją. The same word family includes lend, loan, lent. Its current noun use means "a person or institution that lends money or goods". ## Topics - People & Society - Personal Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown