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- [yoo-zher-er]
- /ˈyu ʒər ər/
- /ˈjuː.zjʊ.ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-zher-er]
- /ˈyu ʒər ər/
Definitions of usurer word
- noun usurer a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender. 1
- noun usurer Obsolete. a person who lends money at interest. 1
- noun usurer moneylender who charges excessive interest 1
- noun usurer a person who lends funds at an exorbitant rate of interest 0
- noun usurer a moneylender 0
- noun usurer a person who lends money at interest, now specif., at a rate of interest that is excessive or unlawfully high 0
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Origin of usurer
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin ūsūrārius, equivalent to ūsūr(ia) usury + Latin -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Usurer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
usurer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
usurer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for usurer
noun usurer
- banker — A banker is someone who works in banking at a senior level.
- bankroller — the person or organization that provides the finance for a project, business, etc
- croupier — A croupier is the person in charge of a gambling table in a casino, who collects the bets and pays money to the people who have won.
- financier — a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- granter — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
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