shylock

Meanings

Plural: shylocks

Noun

someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
A loan shark; a usurer.
A person of Jewish descent.

Verb

To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest.

Origin / Etymology

From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).

Synonyms

heeb, Hymie, kike, loan shark, moneylender, sheeny, usurer, Yid

Scrabble Score: 19

shylock is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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