usurer (redirected from usurers)

u·su·rer  (yzhr-r)

n.

One who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin srrius, moneylender, from Latin, interest-bearing, from sra, usury; see usury.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

usurer - 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

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usurer [ˈjuːʒərəʳ] n → usurier/ière

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usurer [ˈjuːʒərəʳ] n → Wucherer m

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usurer [ˈjuːʒərəʳ] adj → usuraio/a