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Shylock definition

Shy·lock (s̸hī′läk′)

noun

  1. the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
  2. a person who is without pity in business dealings; exacting creditor
  3. Slang loan shark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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