usurer

[US]/'juːʒ(ə)rə/
[UK]/'juʒərɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, a lender

Example Sentences

Shylock is a usurer, yet not a usurer in general.

an extremely exacting usurer

The usurers are leeches;they have drained us dry.

The usurer charged exorbitant interest rates on the loans.

Borrowers should be cautious when dealing with usurers.

The usurer preyed on vulnerable individuals in need of quick cash.

Usurers often target low-income communities for their predatory lending practices.

Many people fall into debt traps due to usurers taking advantage of their financial desperation.

Usurers exploit the lack of financial literacy in certain communities to trap individuals in cycles of debt.

The usurer threatened to report the borrower to debt collectors if the loan was not repaid on time.

Usurers often use aggressive tactics to intimidate borrowers into paying back more than they owe.

The usurer's unethical practices were exposed by investigative journalists, leading to public outrage.

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