loan sharknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈləʊn ˌʃɑːk/us/ˈloʊn ˌʃɑːrk/informal disapprovinga person who charges very large amounts of money for lending money to someone
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Borrowers & lenders
- bondholder
- borrow
- creditor
- deadbeat
- debtor
- financier
- guarantor
- lender
- moneylender
- mortgagee
- pawnbroker
- usury