mon·ey·lend·er

[muhn-ee-len-der]
noun
a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.

Origin:
1775–85; money + lender

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moneylender (ˈmʌnɪˌlɛndə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who lends money at interest as a living
 
'moneylending
 
adj, —n

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Example sentences
The film ends with the farmer turned worker negotiating a crowded street while the moneylender naps alongside his safe.
It is also less than half the rate a moneylender would charge or what a poor borrower would end up paying for a bank loan.
So he takes his money to a moneylender or trader with contacts in both countries.
So the moneylender could always find him, and that made the suit-cutter creditworthy.
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