usurer
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from Old French usurier, Latin usura "interest".
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usurer (plural usurers)
- A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.
- (rare) Specifically, a male usurer.
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one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates