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Examples of usurer in a Sentence
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And so the stereotype of the Jewish usurer first appears.
—Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2019
On Cordray’s watch, the CFPB won more than $12 billion in settlements for the victims of usurers like this.
—Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 24 Jan. 2018
Jews never belong enough anywhere to avoid vilification as parasites, vultures, usurers and traitors.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of usurer was
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“Usurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usurer. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
usurer
noun
usu·rer
ˈyü-zhər-ər
ˈyüzh-rər
: one who lends money especially at a very high rate of interest
Legal Definition
usurer
noun
usu·rer
ˈyü-zhər-ər
: one that engages in usury
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