moneylender
Example Sentences
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When Atul passed the exam, his father asked for help from a local moneylender.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
Shocked by their beloved aunt’s death, they must come together for the raucous funeral to honor Cambotown’s biggest moneylender.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
In a sense you could see all of those pamphlets explaining the system as a way of saying, it's not just the moneylender who's responsible for all your woes.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
When Shylock, the Jewish moneylender of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” makes the case for his humanity, he poses a rhetorical question: “If you prick us, do we not bleed?”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2017
The brass bowls, Sass’s best sari, and her silver bangles were all carried to the moneylender in the village.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
