usurer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

/ˈjuːʒəɹə/ /ˈjuːzjəɹə/ /ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/ /ˈjuːʒɹəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-usurer.wav

usurer usurers

Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).

banker loan shark

usuress usurial usurious usury

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