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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who lends money at exorbitant interest rates, especially one financed and supported by an organized crime network.
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- noun Someone who lends
money atexorbitant rates ofinterest . - verb Alternative spelling of
loanshark .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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