Definition of

Usurer

(noun, person) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

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Synonyms of Usurer

loan shark, moneylender, shylock

Alternate forms of Usurer

Hypernyms: lender, loaner, shark

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

Words that sound like Usurer

uakari, uighur, uigur, user, usher, ussher, ussr, usury, uxor, uygur

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