gombeen-man

[gom-been-man]

gom·been-man

[gom-been-man]
noun, plural gom·been-men. Irish English.
a usurer or moneylender.

Origin:
1880–85
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gombeen-man (ˈɡɒmbiːnˌmæn)
 
n
(Irish) a shopkeeper who practises usury

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