moneylender
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of moneylender
1775–85; money + lender ( def. )
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In need of money, he probably used it as security for a loan in 1348 from Muscho, a moneylender, one of the few occupations then permitted for Jews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Shocked by their beloved aunt’s death, they must come together for the raucous funeral to honor Cambotown’s biggest moneylender.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
In a sense you could see all of those pamphlets explaining the system as a way of saying, it's not just the moneylender who's responsible for all your woes.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
"But what I would say to people is that no matter how difficult it is, please don't use a local moneylender, because it really is jumping out of the frying pan into the fire."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
“We cannot eat the book, and the moneylender will give me a good sum. My husband always said it was valuable.”
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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