usurer
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French usurier, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
usurer (plural usurers)
- A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 4:
- Profitless usurer, why dost thou use
- So great a sum of sums, yet canst not live?
- 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, chapter XLIII
- "You can go to the Carpetbag usurers if you want money."
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 4:
- (rare) Specifically, a male usurer.
Synonyms
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Translations
one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates
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References
- ^ “usurer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
usurer (plural usurers)
- Alternative form of usurere
References
- “ūsū̆rer(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.
Swedish
Noun
usurer
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