Definition of
Usurer
- (noun, person) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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Synonyms of Usurer
Origin of the word Usurer
- late 13c., from O.Fr. usurier, from M.L. usurarius "usurer," from L. adj. usurarius "pertaining to interest," from usura (see usury). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper