Usurer Definition

yo͝ozhər-ər
usurers
noun
usurers
A person who lends money at interest, now specif., at a rate of interest that is excessive or unlawfully high.
Webster's New World
(rare) Specifically, a male usurer.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Usurer

Noun

Singular:
usurer
Plural:
usurers

Origin of Usurer

  • Middle English from Anglo-Norman from Late Latin ūsūrārius moneylender from Latin interest-bearing from ūsūra usury usury

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Old French usurier, Latin Å«sÅ«ra (“interest").

    From Wiktionary

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