1. a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Examples

• The desperate merchant borrowed from a usurer when the banks refused his loan.
• Medieval laws often restricted the activities of usurers.
• She accused the lender of being a usurer for charging such excessive interest.
• The usurer demanded payment with 50% interest after just one month.
• Many communities have laws to protect borrowers from usurers.
• The novel portrayed the usurer as a villain who preyed on the poor.