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Shylock (n.)

"usurer, merciless creditor," 1786, from Jewish money-lender character in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (c. 1596).

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Definitions of Shylock from WordNet
1
shylock (n.)
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest;
Synonyms: usurer / loan shark / moneylender
2
Shylock (n.)
a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare;
From wordnet.princeton.edu