Wucherer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wuocherære, from Old High German wuohharāri, derived from wuohhar, whence modern German Wucher (“usury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvuːxəʁɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Wucherer m (strong, genitive Wucherers, plural Wucherer, feminine Wucherin)

1. usurer (one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates), loan shark

Declension

Declension of Wucherer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wucherer	die	Wucherer
genitive	eines	des	Wucherers	der	Wucherer
dative	einem	dem	Wucherer	den	Wucherern
accusative	einen	den	Wucherer	die	Wucherer

Further reading

• “Wucherer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wucherer” in Duden online