Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who lent money and took interest for it.
- noun One who lends money at an exorbitant rate of interest; a money-lender who exacts excessive or inordinate interest. See
usury .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender.
- noun One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
loans money to others and chargesinterest , particularly at anillegal ,exorbitant , orunfair rate . - noun rare Specifically, a male usurer.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A man may be a first-rate soldier, doctor, banker -- as we call the usurer now-a-days -- or brewer, orator, anything that leads up to a figure-head, and prove a foolish fellow if you sound him.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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A man may be a first-rate soldier, doctor, banker -- as we call the usurer now-a-days -- or brewer, orator, anything that leads up to a figure-head, and prove a foolish fellow if you sound him.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868
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A man may be a first-rate soldier, doctor, banker -- as we call the usurer now-a
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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That the usurer is the greatest Sabbath – breaker, because his plough goeth every Sunday.
The Essays 2007
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That the usurer is the drone, that Virgil speaketh of;
The Essays 2007
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That the usurer is the drone that Virgil speaketh of:
Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Calvin Elliott
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That the usurer is the greatest Sabbath breaker, because his plough goeth every
Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Calvin Elliott
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Usually, the usurer is a fourth party that stands yet behind the third party, taking no risks, demanding complete security for his loan and also an increase out of the products of the operators.
Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Calvin Elliott
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That the usurer is the drone that Virgil speaketh of; Ignavum fucos pecus a præsepibus arcent.
XLI. Of Usury 1909
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That the usurer is the greatest Sabbath-breaker, because his plough goeth every Sunday.
XLI. Of Usury 1909
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