shylock

shy·lock

S0380700 (shī′lŏk′) Offensive n. A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark.intr.v. shy·locked, shy·lock·ing, shy·locks To lend money at exorbitant interest rates.

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[After Shylock, the ruthless Jewish usurer in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice who demands a pound of his debtor's flesh as compensation for default upon a loan.]

Shylock

(ˈʃaɪˌlɒk) n (Banking & Finance) a heartless or demanding creditor[C19: after Shylock, the name of the heartless usurer in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1596)]

Shy•lock

(ˈʃaɪ lɒk)

n. 1. a relentless, revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. 2. a cruel moneylender. v.i. 3. (l.c.) to lend money for extortionate interest.

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Noun	1.	shylock - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interestloan shark, moneylender, usurerlender, loaner - someone who lends money or gives credit in business mattersshark - a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
	2.	Shylock - a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare

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