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usurer

American  
[yoo-zher-er] / ˈyu ʒər ər /

noun

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

  2. Obsolete. a person who lends money at interest.

usurer British  
/ ˈjuːʒərə /

noun

  1. a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest

  2. obsolete a moneylender

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Etymology

Origin of usurer

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

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