usurer
English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒəɹə/, /ˈjuːzjəɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/, /ˈjuːʒɹəɹ/[1]
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
Translations
one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates
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References
- “usurer” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
Middle English
References
- “ūsū̆rer(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.
Swedish
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