moneylender

English

Etymology

money +‎ lender

Noun

moneylender (plural moneylenders)

A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry

Translations

person who lends money

Danish: pengeudlåner c
Finnish: rahanlainaaja (fi)
Georgian: მევახშე (mevaxše)
Greek: τοκιστής (el) m (tokistís)
Ancient Greek: δανειστής m (daneistḗs)

Portuguese: agiota (pt) m, f
Romanian: cămătar (ro) m, uzurar (ro) m, uzurară f
Russian: ростовщи́к (ru) m (rostovščík)
Spanish: prestamista m, f

See also

loan shark

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