Meanings
nounmoneylender (plural moneylenders)
plural moneylenders · alternative money-lender · alternative money lender
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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Translations
Ancient Greek δανειστής, δανείστρια
- δανειστής (daneistḗs)person who lends money
- δανείστρια (daneístria)person who lends money
Bulgarian лихва́р
- лихва́р (lihvár)person who lends money
Chinese Mandarin 放債者 /放债者
- 放債者 /放债者 (fàngzhàizhě)person who lends money
Czech lichvář
- lichvářperson who lends money
Danish pengeudlåner
- pengeudlånerperson who lends money
Dutch geldschieter
- geldschieterperson who lends money
Finnish rahanlainaaja
- rahanlainaajaperson who lends money
French usurier, usurière
- usurierperson who lends money
- usurièreperson who lends money
- prêteurperson who lends money
- prêteuseperson who lends money
German Geldverleiher, Geldverleiherin
- Geldverleiherperson who lends money
- Geldverleiherinperson who lends money
Greek τοκιστής, τοκίστρια
- τοκιστής (tokistís)person who lends money
- τοκίστρια (tokístria)person who lends money
- δανειστής (daneistís)person who lends money
- δανείστρια (daneístria)person who lends money
Japanese 金貸し
- 金貸し (kanekashi)person who lends money
Korean 대금업자, 돈놀이꾼
- 대금업자 (daegeumeopja)person who lends money
- 돈놀이꾼 (donnorikkun)person who lends money
Latin faenerātor, faenerātrīx
- faenerātorperson who lends money
- faenerātrīxperson who lends money
Polish pożyczkodawca, kredytodawca
- pożyczkodawcaperson who lends money
- kredytodawcaperson who lends money
- lichwiarzperson who lends money
- lichwiarkaperson who lends money
Portuguese agiota
- agiotaperson who lends money
Romanian cămătar, cămătăreasă
- cămătarperson who lends money
- cămătăreasăperson who lends money
- uzurarperson who lends money
- uzurarăperson who lends money
Russian ростовщи́к, ростовщи́ца
- ростовщи́к (rostovščík)person who lends money
- ростовщи́ца (rostovščíca)person who lends money
- проце́нтщик (procéntščik)person who lends money
- проце́нтщица (procéntščica)person who lends money
Spanish prestamista, logrero
- prestamistaperson who lends money
- logreroperson who lends money
- logreraperson who lends money
Turkish tefeci
- tefeciperson who lends money
Ukrainian лихва́р
- лихва́р (lyxvár)person who lends money
Cite this entry
APA
moneylender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moneylender
MLA
“moneylender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moneylender. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moneylender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moneylender.
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