moneylender
Example Sentences
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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
On the evening of 6 March 1952, moneylender Lily Volpert, 42, had just closed her outfitters shop and was preparing to have supper, when there was a knock on the door.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2021
“We cannot eat the book, and the moneylender will give me a good sum. My husband always said it was valuable.”
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
