English Explanatory Dictionary

shylock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loan shark; a usurer.
  2. A person of Jewish descent.
verb
  1. To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.
name
  1. A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of shylock.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃaɪlɑk/ /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ en-au-shylock.ogg

Word forms

shylock shylocks shylocking shylocked

Etymology

From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).

Synonyms

heeb Hymie kike sheeny

Derived words

Shylockian Shylockism
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