| NOUN | person | shylock, usurer, loan shark, moneylender | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest |
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| person | Shylock | a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare |
| Sounds | shay'laa.k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest. | |
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| Synonyms | usurer, loan shark, moneylender | |
| Broader | lender, loaner | someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters |
| shark | A person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest | |
| Spanish | logrero, prestamista, usurera, usurero | |
| Catalan | usurer | |
| Meaning | A merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare. | |
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| Instance of | fictional character, fictitious character, character | An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
| Spanish | Shylock | |
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