shylock

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noun

shy·​lock ˈshī-ˌläk 

1

capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

2

: loan shark

shylock

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verb

shylocked; shylocking; shylocks

intransitive verb

: to lend money at high rates of interest

exposé of systematic thievery … shylocking, and murder

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above