Definitions for usurer
ˈyu ʒər ərusurer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylocknoun

   someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. usurernoun

   A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.

2. usurernoun

   Specifically, a male usurer.

3. Etymology: from usurier, usura "interest".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Usurernoun

   One who puts money out at interest. Commonly used for one that takes exorbitant interest.

   Etymology: usurier, Fr. usura, Lat.

   Fie; thou sham’st thy shape, thy love, thy wit;
   Which, like an usurer, abound’st in all,
   And usest none in that true use indeed,
   Which should bedeck thy shape, thy love, thy wit. William Shakespeare.

   When usurers tell their gold i’ th’ field,
   And bawds and whores do churches build. William Shakespeare.

   If thou lend money to any that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, nor lay upon him usury. Ex. xxii. 25.

   There may be no commutative injustice, while each retains a mutual benefit, the usurer for his money, the borrower for his industry. Josiah Child, on Trade.

   The asses usuræ occasioned great tumults among the people; yet he that took it was not reckoned to transgress any law; and there were some greedy usurers that exacted double, triple. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. usurer

   Usury () is the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate is charged in excess of the maximum rate that is allowed by law. A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates or other factors defined by the laws of a state. Someone who practices usury can be called a usurer, but in modern colloquial English may be called a loan shark. In many historical societies including ancient Christian, Jewish, and Islamic societies, usury meant the charging of interest of any kind, and was considered wrong, or was made illegal. During the Sutra period in India (7th to 2nd centuries BC) there were laws prohibiting the highest castes from practicing usury. Similar condemnations are found in religious texts from Buddhism, Judaism (ribbit in Hebrew), Christianity, and Islam (riba in Arabic). At times, many states from ancient Greece to ancient Rome have outlawed loans with any interest. Though the Roman Empire eventually allowed loans with carefully restricted interest rates, the Catholic Church in medieval Europe, as well as the Reformed Churches, regarded the charging of interest at any rate as sinful (as well as charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change). Religious prohibitions on usury are predicated upon the belief that charging interest on a loan is a sin.

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1. usurer

   A usurer is a person or entity that lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest, often exploiting the financial hardship of borrowers. The term is often associated with unethical or even illegal lending practices. Historically, it has negative connotations and is frequently linked to predatory lending.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Usurernoun

   one who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender

2. Usurernoun

   one who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money

Matched Categories

1. • Lender
   • Shark

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of usurer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of usurer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of usurer in a Sentence

1. Proverb:

   A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican, are the four evangelists of Lucifer. #Realbandits

2. Pearl S. Buck:

   Man was lost if he went to a usurer, for the interest ran faster than a tiger upon him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=usurer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Usurer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=usurer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usurer
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usurer