noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈjuːʒəɹə/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈjuːzjəɹə/
General-American:/ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/
General-American:/ˈjuːʒɹəɹ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loan shark, moneylender, shylock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lender, loaner, shark
History
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
վաշխառու
(vašxaṙu)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Azerbaijani:
müamiləçi
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Azerbaijani:
sələmçi
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Belarusian:
ліхвя́р
(lixvjár)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Belarusian:
ліхвя́рка
(lixvjárka)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Belarusian:
працэ́нтшчык
(pracéntščyk)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Belarusian:
працэ́нтшчыца
(pracéntščyca)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Bulgarian:
лихва́р
(lihvár)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Bulgarian:
лихва́рка
(lihvárka)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Chinese Mandarin:
高利貸 /高利贷
(gāolìdài)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Czech:
lichvář
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Czech:
lichvářka
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Czech:
úžerník
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Danish:
ågerkarl
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Dutch:
woekeraar
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Dutch:
woekeraarster
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzuranto
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
viruzuranto
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzurantino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzuristo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
viruzuristo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzuristino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzurulo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
viruzurulo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
uzurulino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
procentegisto
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
virprocentegisto
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
procentegistino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
procentegulo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
virprocentegulo
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Esperanto:
procentegulino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Finnish:
koronkiskuri
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
French:
usurier
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
French:
usurière
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Galician:
usureiro
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Galician:
usureira
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Georgian:
მევახშე
(mevaxše)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
German:
Wucherer
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
German:
Wucherin
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
German:
Kredithai
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
German:
Zinswucherer
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Greek:
τοκογλύφος
(tokoglýfos)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Hungarian:
uzsorás
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Indonesian:
rentenir
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Italian:
usuraio
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Italian:
usuraia
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Italian:
strozzino
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Italian:
strozzina
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Japanese:
高利貸し
(kōrigashi)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Korean:
고리대금업자
(goridaegeumeopja)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Latin:
toculiō
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Latin:
danista
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Macedonian:
лихвар
(lihvar)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Macedonian:
лихварка
(lihvarka)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Malay:
ceti
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Māori:
kaiwhakatuputupu moni
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Norwegian Bokmål:
ågerkar
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Norwegian Bokmål:
ågerkarl
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ågerkar
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Polish:
lichwiarz
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Polish:
lichwiarka
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Portuguese:
usurário
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Portuguese:
usureiro
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Portuguese:
agiota
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Romanian:
cămătar
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Romanian:
cămătăreasă
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Romanian:
uzurar
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Russian:
ростовщи́к
(rostovščík)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Russian:
ростовщи́ца
(rostovščíca)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Russian:
проце́нтщик
(procéntščik)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Russian:
проце́нтщица
(procéntščica)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Serbo-Croatian:
ли̏хва̄р
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Serbo-Croatian:
ли̏хварица
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Serbo-Croatian:
lȉhvār
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Serbo-Croatian:
lȉhvarica
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Slovak:
úžerník
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Slovak:
úžerníčka
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Slovene:
oderuh
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Slovene:
oderuhinja
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Spanish:
usurero
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Spanish:
usurera
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Swahili:
mlariba
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Swedish:
ockrare
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Tagalog:
buwayang-lubog
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Tagalog:
buwaya sa katihan
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Turkish:
tefeci
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Turkish:
murabahacı
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Ottoman Turkish:
فائضجی
(faʼizci)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Ottoman Turkish:
معاملهجی
(muʼameleci)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Ukrainian:
лихва́р
(lyxvár)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Ukrainian:
лихва́рка
(lyxvárka)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Volapük:
vukan
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Volapük:
hivukan
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Volapük:
jivukan
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates
Yiddish:
פּראָצענטניק
(protsentnik)
— one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates