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The Collaborative International Dictionary
loaner

loaner \loaner\ n.

  1. someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters.

    Syn: lender.

  2. Something borrowed or lent. [informal]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
loaner

1884, "one who lends," agent noun from loan (v.). Meaning "a thing loaned" especially in place of one being repaired, is from 1926.

Wiktionary
loaner

n. 1 one who loans; a lender 2 something that is frequently loaned

WordNet
loaner
  1. n. someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters [syn: lender] [ant: borrower]

  2. a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair

Usage examples of "loaner".

Quite a while back, I can't remember how many weeks, I had a bilge pump acting up, and I stopped in here and Bannon pulled it and stuck in a loaner, the idea being he'd fix it if he could or sell me the loaner if he couldn't, but I didn't get back as soon as I thought.

What about getting some more highway patrol or loaners from all those sheriffs' departments who were so hot to trot yesterday?

The boy reluctantly parted with one of the garage's loaners, a 1957 Nash that steered l:like a lumber wagon.

I remember giving her the keys to the loaner, and mumbling something about Mike and the tow-truck driver.