Usurer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Usurer \U"su*rer\, n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See {Usury},
     and cf. {Usurarious}.]
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     1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money
        lender. [Obs.]
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              If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor
              by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer,
              neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. --Ex. xxii.
                                                    25.
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     2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that
        established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of
        interest for the use of money.
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              He was wont to call me usurer.        --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  usurer
       n : someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest [syn:
            {loan shark}, {moneylender}, {shylock}]