shylock
shy·lock
shylock · shylocks
A loan shark; a usurerA loan shark; a usurer.
UK/ˈʃaɪlɒk/US/ˈʃaɪlɑk/
» Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
Значение
значений: 2(США, переносно, оскорбительное)A loan shark; a usurer.
a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
(ethnic, оскорбительное, slur)A person of Jewish descent.
Примеры
предложений: 2Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
Al Pacino played Shylock in a version of The Merchant of Venice.
Происхождение
From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).
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Формы
мн. число: shylocksСинонимы
синонимов: 7Близкие по смыслу
- someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest:usurerloan sharkmoneylender