Meaning

1 senses
  1. Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.

    Kredithai, Wucherer, Wucherin

    ростовщи́кrostovščík, ростовщи́цаrostovščíca

    позикова акулаpozykova akula, кредитна акулаkredytna akula

    someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Even though Tom knew he shouldn't, he borrowed money from a loan shark.

  2. Tom borrowed money from a loan shark.

    ruТом занял деньги у ростовщика. — scriptin

    deTom hat sich von einem Kredithai Geld geliehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is a loan shark.

  4. My older brother borrowed money from a loan shark.

    ruМой старший брат одолжил денег у ростовщика. — odexed

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  5. Loan sharks pull all sorts of tricks to skirt usury laws.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
money lender; usurer:
Русский
By meaning 1
money lender; usurer:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
money lender; usurer:

Forms

plural: loan sharks

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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