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usu·rer (yo̵̅o̅′z̸hər ər)

noun

a person who lends money at interest, now specif., at a rate of interest that is excessive or unlawfully high

Etymology: ME < MFr usurier < ML usurarius, usurer < L usura: see usury

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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