English edit

Etymology edit

Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (interest).

Compare usurper and use

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

usurer (plural usurers)

  1. A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.

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Hyponyms edit

  • saraf (early modern Middle East & India), shroff (early modern India & SE Asia)

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References edit

  1. ^ usurer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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Middle English edit

Noun edit

usurer

  1. Alternative form of usurere

Swedish edit

Noun edit

usurer

  1. indefinite plural of usur