usurer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈjuːʒər/
:
usurero
- For Arar, usurers rather than the poor debtors, are the real criminals.
Examples
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And because the usurer takes another way, he despises nature both in herself and in her follower, setting his hope elsewhere.
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As Felipe ironically suggests, the usurer puts a price on the king's soul.
Academic text (2004) -
The usurer contrasts his values with those of the old order:
Academic text (2004) -
"The pot's yours," said the usurer graciously to the rabbi.
Fiction book (1997) -
The economy, being what it is, will ensure that these usurers will still make oodles of money.
Blog text (23) -
For the "penniless people," there is no choice but to borrow money from usurers or to get loans from banks and suffer later from "bankruptcy."
Academic text (2018) -
In their first meeting, the usurer tries to convince the monarch that his motives in loaning the money are honorable.
Academic text (2004) -
The usurer charged exorbitant interest rates, exploiting those in desperate need of money.
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Many people fell into debt traps set by the usurer, who demanded outrageous fees.
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In the story, the usurer's greed led to the ruin of several families who could not repay their loans.
Synonyms
21
4.8
A person who gives people money and charges very high illegal fees
3
6.1
A person or company that gives money and charges very high interest
How Exploitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Usurer comes from the old Latin word usus, which means 'use' and is the same root as the English word use. It originally meant someone who charged for the 'use' of money, so a usurer is a person who lends money and takes very high, often unfair, interest.