"loaner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈloʊnɚ/ [General-American] Forms: loaners [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnə(ɹ) Etymology: loan + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loan|er}} loan + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} loaner (plural loaners)
  1. One who loans; a lender.
    Sense id: en-loaner-en-noun-F~QRgLGb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 69 31
  2. (informal) Something that is given as a loan. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-loaner-en-noun-KeIKsIwS

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for loaner meaning in English (1.5kB)

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        "One who loans; a lender."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am driving a loaner while my car is in the shop."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Arlene Sollis, I Came — I Stayed, page 219",
          "text": "It took a few days to get the prescription for wheelchair repairs approved before the parts could be ordered. In the meantime, the company I was dealing with gave me a loaner chair until mine was returned to me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "(informal) Something that is given as a loan."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈloʊnɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "homophone": "loner"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-əʊnə(ɹ)"
    }
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊnə(ɹ)",
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    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "text": "I am driving a loaner while my car is in the shop."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Arlene Sollis, I Came — I Stayed, page 219",
          "text": "It took a few days to get the prescription for wheelchair repairs approved before the parts could be ordered. In the meantime, the company I was dealing with gave me a loaner chair until mine was returned to me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Something that is given as a loan."
      ],
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        "(informal) Something that is given as a loan."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈloʊnɚ/",
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      "homophone": "loner"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-əʊnə(ɹ)"
    }
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