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usurer

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u·su·rer  (yzhr-r)
n.
One who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin srrius, moneylender, from Latin, interest-bearing, from sra, usury; see usury.]
usurer [ˈjuːʒərə]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (Business / Professions) a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (Business / Professions) Obsolete a moneylender
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.usurerusurer - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
loan shark, moneylender, shylock
lender, loaner - someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
shark - a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
Translations
usurer [ˈjuːʒərəʳ] N → usurero/a m/f
usurer [ˈjuːʒərər] n → usurier/ière m/f
usurer
n → Wucherer m, → Wucherin f
usurer [ˈjuːʒ/ərəʳ] n (old) → usuraio/a
usurer [ˈjuːʒ/ərəʳ] n (old) → usuraio/a


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That the usurer is the greatest Sabbath-breaker, because his plough goeth every Sunday.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
"Well, now," remarked Benassis, when the usurer had gone, "if that fellow were in Paris, do you not think that he would be a millionaire before very long?
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Not confining himself to theory, or permitting his faculties to rust, even at that early age, in mere abstract speculations, this promising lad commenced usurer on a limited scale at school; putting out at good interest a small capital of slate-pencil and marbles, and gradually extending his operations until they aspired to the copper coinage of this realm, in which he speculated to considerable advantage.
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