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usurer (n.)

late 13c., "one who lends money at interest," but later especially "one who lends money at an exorbitant rate of interest," from Anglo-French usurer, Old French usurier, usureor, from Medieval Latin usurarius "money-lender, usurer," from Latin usurarius (adj.) "pertaining to interest; that pays interest," from usura (see usury).

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Definitions of usurer from WordNet

usurer (n.)
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest;
Synonyms: loan shark / moneylender / shylock
From wordnet.princeton.edu