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loanee

British  
/ ləʊˈniː /

noun

  1. a person who receives a loan

  2. a sportsperson who is loaned from one organization to another

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 31-year-old Manchester City loanee was left out of Thursday's 3-1 victory in the Carabao Cup - a decision made by the club - after what was thought to be an unauthorised absence from training.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

As it turned out, the Liverpool loanee - now at Valencia - was used just four times by Villa in the top flight.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

At home to Ligue 2 strugglers Laval, Lyon struggled to break down their opponents until a moment of individual excellence by Real Madrid loanee Endrick.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

The Turkish side activated an £11.2m option to buy loanee Abraham from Roma on Monday and are now set to sell the 28-year-old to Villa.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

Chelsea loanee Nicolas Jackson grabbed his first Bundesliga goal, Serge Gnabry opened the scoring and Bayern forced an own goal, all in a busy first half.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

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