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loanshark

noun

Meaning

  1. Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest.
  2. To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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