usurer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

loan shark, moneylender, shylock

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