usuress

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usuress

/ˌjuːʒəˈɹɛs/ UK
/ˌjuːzjəˈɹɛs/ UK

noun usuresses

rare A female usurer. That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!
Similar: loan shark

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noun A female usurer

Español	usurera
Français	usurière
Deutsch	Wucherin
Ελληνικά	τοκογλύφος tokoglýfos
Română	cămătăreasă
Русский	ростовщи́ца rostovščíca, проце́нтщица procéntščica

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@misc{usuress_2026,
  title = {usuress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/usuress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}