loan shark
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loan shark
noun loan sharks · loanshark
-
Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.
Similar: shylock
verb loan sharks · loan sharking · loan sharked · loanshark
- Alternative spelling of loanshark
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noun money lender; usurer
| Español | usurero, usurera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고리대금업자 goridaegeumeopja |
| 日本語 | 高利貸し kōrigashi |
| 中文 | 高利貸者 /高利贷者 gāolìdàizhě, 阿窿 ālóng |
| Português | agiota |
| Français | usurier, usurière |
| Deutsch | Kredithai, Wucherer, Wucherin |
| Italiano | usuraio, usuraia, strozzino, strozzina |
| Ελληνικά | τοκογλύφος tokoglýfos |
| Română | cămătar |
| Русский | ростовщи́к rostovščík, ростовщи́ца rostovščíca |
| Tiếng Việt | người cho vay nặng lãi |
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title = {loan shark},
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