moneylender

[ muhn-ee-len-der ]
/ ˈmʌn iˌlɛn dər /
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noun

a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.

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Origin of moneylender

1775–85; money + lender

Words nearby moneylender

money fund, moneygrubber, money-grubbing, money is no object, Money is the root of all evil, moneylender, moneymaker, moneymaking, moneyman, money market, money-market certificate
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Words related to moneylender

broker, manager, officer, financier, investor, dealer, banker, bank, house, treasurer, capitalist, usurer, croupier, teller, backer, pawnbroker, pawnshop, granter, loan shark

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British Dictionary definitions for moneylender

moneylender
/ (ˈmʌnɪˌlɛndə) /

noun

a person who lends money at interest as a living

Derived forms of moneylender

moneylending, adjective, noun
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