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

A seaman from British Somaliland residing in Cardiff, Mattan was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Lily Volpert, a Jewish shopkeeper and moneylender, in the predominantly immigrant community of Tiger Bay.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2021

It was roughly four times what even the most avaricious moneylender would charge.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss