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usurer
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usurer
(noun)
usurer
/
ˈ
juːʒɚrɚ/
noun
plural
usurers
usurer
/
ˈ
juːʒɚrɚ/
noun
plural
usurers
Britannica Dictionary definition of USURER
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formal + disapproving
:
a person who lends money and requires the borrower to pay a high amount of interest
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