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ˈmoney-lender
One whose business is lending money at interest.
178.Burke Sp. Durat. Parl. Wks. 1812 V. 378 In every district of the kingdom, there is some leading man,..some active attorney, some popular preacher, some moneylender, &c. &c. who is followed by the whole flock. 1835Dickens Sk. Boz, Pawnbroker's Shop, The better sort of pawnbroker calls himself a silversmith,..while the more humble money⁓lender boldly advertises his calling, and invites observation. 1878Stubbs Const. Hist. III. xviii. 91 The odium which has been heaped upon him as a money-lender.
So ˈmoney-lending vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1765Foote Commissary i. Wks. 1799 II. 7 That canting, couzening, money-lending, match-making, pawnbroking ―. 1818T. L. Peacock Nightmare Abbey 118 A money-lending Jew. 1866Crump Banking i. 8 Money-lending was carried on very extensively after the return from captivity. |