Shylock Definition
shīlŏk
shylocks
noun
The Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
Webster's New World
A person who is without pity in business dealings; exacting creditor.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A fictional character who was a moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
Wiktionary
verb
To lend money at exorbitant interest rates.
American Heritage
Origin of Shylock
After Shylock the ruthless Jewish usurer in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice who demands a pound of his debtor's flesh as compensation for default upon a loan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the character Shylock, in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
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