moneylender

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moneylender

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From money + lender.

noun moneylenders · money-lender · money lender

  1. A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry. Banchiere, a banker or Lombard, or a money lender.

    Similar: lender, usurer, moneyer

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noun person who lends money

Españolprestamista, logrero, logrera
한국어대금업자 daegeumeopja, 돈놀이꾼 donnorikkun
日本語金貸し kanekashi
中文放債者 /放债者 fàngzhàizhě
Portuguêsagiota
Françaisusurier, usurière, prêteur, prêteuse
DeutschGeldverleiher, Geldverleiherin
Ελληνικάτοκιστής tokistís, τοκίστρια tokístria, δανειστής daneistís, δανείστρια daneístria
Românăcămătar, cămătăreasă, uzurar, uzurară
Русскийростовщи́к rostovščík, ростовщи́ца rostovščíca, проце́нтщик procéntščik, проце́нтщица procéntščica

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@misc{moneylender_2026,
  title = {moneylender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moneylender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}