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 Definitions of loan shark  [ˈloʊ nər]  

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Definition of 'loan shark' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) loan shark
a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.

Etymology:  (1900–05, Amer.)

Definition of 'loan shark' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

'loan shark' - Nearby Entries  

loan office  loan participation  loan shark  loan translation  loaning  loanword  loasaceae  



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