Meaning of USURER
| Pronunciation: | | 'yoozhurur
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[n] someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest |
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USURER is a 6 letter word that starts with U. |
| | Synonyms: | | loan shark, moneylender, shylock |
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| | See Also: | | lender, loaner | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \U"su*rer\, n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See {Usury},
and cf. {Usurarious}.]
1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money
lender. [Obs.]
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.
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.
He was wont to call me usurer. --Shak.
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