usuress

English

Etymology

usure +‎ -ess

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjuːʒəˈɹɛs/, /ˌjuːzjəˈɹɛs/

Noun

usuress (plural usuresses)

(rare) A female usurer.[1][2][3]
That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:usuress.

Synonyms

loan shark

Related terms

Translations

A female usurer

French: usurière (fr) f
German: Wucherin (de) f
Greek: τοκογλύφος (el) m or f (tokoglýfos)
Romanian: cămătăreasă (ro) f
Russian: ростовщи́ца (ru) f (rostovščíca), проце́нтщица (ru) f (procéntščica) (dated)
Spanish: usurera (es) f
Ukrainian: лихва́рка f (lyxvárka)
Volapük: jivukan

References

The Chambers Dictionary (1998)
The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
“usuress” listed at wordnavigator.com

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