moneylender
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of moneylender
1775–85; money + lender ( def. )
Example Sentences
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When Atul passed the exam, his father asked for help from a local moneylender.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
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
A seaman from British Somaliland residing in Cardiff, Mattan was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Lily Volpert, a Jewish shopkeeper and moneylender, in the predominantly immigrant community of Tiger Bay.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
That was one of the reasons the interest rates were so high — the moneylender ran the risk of losing his money altogether.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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