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USURER

\jˈuːzjʊɹə], \jˈuːzjʊɹə], \j_ˈuː_z_j_ʊ_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of USURER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One who lends money at a high and unlawful rate of interest.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

(orig. and in B.) A money-lender for interest: one who practices usury.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

One who practises usury.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

One who lends money at an illegal rate of interest; one who charges an exorbitant rate of interest.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Formerly, a person accustomed to lend money and take interest for it; now, one who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established or permitted by law.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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