noun
usurer
Usurer (noun) means someone who lends money and charges interest, often at a rate that is excessive, exploitative or unlawful.
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Someone who lends money and charges interest, often at a rate that is excessive, exploitative or unlawful.
""You can go to the Carpetbag usurers if you want money.""
— Margaret Mitchell (1936)
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman, which took it from Old French usurier, from Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
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What is the meaning of usurer?
"usurer" (noun) means someone who lends money and charges interest, often at a rate that is excessive, exploitative or unlawful.
What is another word for usurer?
Other words for "usurer" include moneylender, shylock.
