usurer

[ yoo-zher-er ]

/ ˈyu ʒər ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR usurer ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.

Obsolete. a person who lends money at interest.

Origin of usurer

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French <Medieval Latin ūsūrārius, equivalent to ūsūr(ia) usury + Latin -ārius-ary

Words nearby usurer

usucapion, usufruct, usufructuary, Usumacinta, Usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usurper, usury

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Example sentences from the Web for usurer

An anonymous modern wood-cut of Death seizing a usurer, over whom another Death is throwing a counterpane.
The Dance of Death|Francis Douce
At this propitious time of public distress did Tom Walker set up as usurer in Boston.
Devil Stories|Various
We can readily imagine why the usurer did not take that road after dark.
Sons of the Soil|Honore de Balzac
This is the sin of the usurer, the bodger, and the tyrannous landlord, and of this bad trinity the last is the worst.
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney

In the old days the usurer used his own name, now they cull the peerage for the most historical they can find.
London in the Sixties|One of the Old Brigade

British Dictionary definitions for usurer

usurer

/ (ˈjuːʒərə) /

noun

a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest

obsolete a moneylender

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单词	usurer
释义	usurer [ yoo-zher-er ] / ˈyu ʒər ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR usurer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender. Obsolete. a person who lends money at interest. Origin of usurer 1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French <Medieval Latin ūsūrārius, equivalent to ūsūr(ia) usury + Latin -ārius-ary Words nearby usurer usucapion, usufruct, usufructuary, Usumacinta, Usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp, usurpation, usurper, usury Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for usurer An anonymous modern wood-cut of Death seizing a usurer, over whom another Death is throwing a counterpane. The Dance of Death\|Francis Douce At this propitious time of public distress did Tom Walker set up as usurer in Boston. Devil Stories\|Various We can readily imagine why the usurer did not take that road after dark. Sons of the Soil\|Honore de Balzac This is the sin of the usurer, the bodger, and the tyrannous landlord, and of this bad trinity the last is the worst. The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century\|Richard Henry Tawney In the old days the usurer used his own name, now they cull the peerage for the most historical they can find. London in the Sixties\|One of the Old Brigade British Dictionary definitions for usurer usurer / (ˈjuːʒərə) / noun a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest obsolete a moneylender Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to usurer broker, manager, officer, financier, investor, dealer, banker, bank, merchant, tycoon, backer, speculator, entrepreneur, capitalist, operator, stockbroker, house, treasurer, croupier, teller
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usurer

noun

Origin of usurer

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Example sentences from the Web for usurer

British Dictionary definitions for usurer

noun

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