prestamista

Galician

Etymology

From préstamo +‎ -ista.

Noun

prestamista m or f by sense (plural prestamistas)

1. moneylender
2. usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)

   Synonym: usureiro

Spanish

Etymology

From préstamo +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾestaˈmista/ [pɾes.t̪aˈmis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pres‧ta‧mis‧ta

Noun

prestamista m or f by sense (plural prestamistas)

1. moneylender
2. usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)

   Synonym: usurero

Related terms

• prestamismo

 

Further reading

• “prestamista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014