lender
Plural: lenders
Noun
- A person or institution that lends money or items.
- someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
- One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
Examples
- The bank of tiles was a generous lender, always providing enough letters for a new play.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.
Scrabble Score: 7
lender: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlender: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lender: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
lender: valid Words With Friends Word