loaner (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *loaner*:
NOUN	person	loaner, lender	someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
NOUN	artifact	loaner	a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair

English > *loaner*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters.
Synonym	lender
Narrower	pawnbroker	A person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
Narrower	usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock	someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Broader	investor	someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
Opposite	borrower	someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
Spanish	prestador, prestamista
Catalan	prestador

English > *loaner*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair.
Broader	car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar	A motor vehicle with four wheels

HyperDic: loaner