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View synonyms for moneylender
moneylender
[ muhn-ee-len-der ]
noun
- a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.
moneylender
/ ˈmʌnɪˌlɛndə /
noun
- a person who lends money at interest as a living
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Derived Forms
- ˈmoneyˌlending, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moneylender1
1775–85; money + lender ( def )
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Example Sentences
You don't owe me the money at all; I made no bargain with you; I am not a moneylender.
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But if the working miner remained poor, the moneylender waxed wealthy on the miners' work.
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There is none round which it has not cast its feelers--no Semitic moneylender ever obtained a surer hold on his victim.
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In theory the sale of a squire's land to a moneylender is a minor and exceptional necessity.
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I declare to you, if you refuse, I will sell it to-morrow to the first moneylender I can find, and send you my debt in hard cash.
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