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Moneylender meaning
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
Example sentences (4)
It would be best if you also pondered on the reputation of the hard moneylender.
Antonio agrees, but since he is cash-poor – his ships and merchandise are busy at sea – he promises to cover a bond if Bassanio can find a lender, so Bassanio turns to the Jewish moneylender Shylock and names Antonio as the loan's guarantor.
Despite being a moneylender himself he was sufficiently trusted and respected to sit as a judge in usury trials in 1421.
Likewise, her father, Isaac of York, a Jewish moneylender, is shown as a victim rather than a villain.