usurer

== English == === Etymology === Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒəɹə/, /ˈjuːzjəɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/, /ˈjuːʒɹəɹ/ === Noun === usurer (plural usurers) A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate. ==== Synonyms ==== banker, loan shark ==== Hyponyms ==== saraf (early modern Middle East & India), shroff (early modern India & SE Asia) ==== Related terms ==== usuress (rare) usurial usurious usury ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === rusure == Middle English == === Noun === usurer alternative form of usurere == Swedish == === Noun === usurer indefinite plural of usur