moneylender
[muhn-ee-len-der]
- a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.
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Origin of moneylender
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After all, he would rather fall into Harding's hands than the moneylender's.
Harding of AllenwoodHarold Bindloss
It had not occurred to them that the moneylender might suspect the forgery.
Harding of AllenwoodHarold Bindloss
He was in the moneylender's hands, and to comply with his exactions would not end them.
Harding of AllenwoodHarold Bindloss
Of course a moneylender was different, but what security could he offer?
The Passionate ElopementCompton Mackenzie
"This is beside the question," said the moneylender with a deprecatory shrug.
Beyond the CityArthur Conan Doyle
moneylender
- a person who lends money at interest as a living
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