LOAN SHARK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

Synonyms:

loan shark; moneylender; shylock; usurer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("loan shark" is a kind of...):

lender; loaner (someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters)

shark (a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest)

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