Shylock
a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
a hard-hearted moneylender.
(lowercase) to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
Other words from Shylock
- Shy·lock·i·an, adjective
- Shy·lock·y, adjective
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How to use Shylock in a sentence
It may be said to their credit, however, that as Shylocks the Arabs can surpass them.
The Old World and Its Ways | William Jennings BryanI'll go broke dealing with you unsophisticated Shylocks of the range.
The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod RaineMorsels had to be snatched out of the mouth of the poor to get revenue for the war and the pound of flesh for the Shylocks.
The Iron Ration | George Abel SchreinerThe charitable are often no better than Shylocks, they want their money's worth.
Memoirs of My Dead Life | George MooreIn his dress he affected a fashionable style, much used by the modern school of Shylocks.
Caught In The Net | Emile Gaboriau
British Dictionary definitions for Shylock
/ (ˈʃaɪˌlɒk) /
a heartless or demanding creditor
Origin of Shylock
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Shylock
The merciless moneylender in The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. He demands a pound of flesh (see also pound of flesh) from the title character of the play after the merchant defaults on his debt.
Notes for Shylock
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