usurer

u·su·rer

U0159200 (yo͞o′zhər-ər)n. One who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin ūsūrārius, moneylender, from Latin, interest-bearing, from ūsūra, usury; see usury.]

usurer

(ˈjuːʒərə) n1. (Banking & Finance) a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest2. (Professions) a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest3. (Banking & Finance) obsolete a moneylender4. (Professions) obsolete a moneylender

u•su•rer

(ˈyu ʒər ər)

n. a person who lends money and charges interest, esp. at an exorbitant rate. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

usurer - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interestloan shark, moneylender, shylocklender, loaner - someone who lends money or gives credit in business mattersshark - a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

Translations

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