Meanings
nounusuress (plural usuresses)
plural usuresses
- rareA female usurer.
That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!
Synonyms: loan shark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female usurer.
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Translations
French usurière
- usurièreA female usurer
German Wucherin
- WucherinA female usurer
Greek τοκογλύφος
- τοκογλύφος (tokoglýfos)A female usurer
Romanian cămătăreasă
- cămătăreasăA female usurer
Russian ростовщи́ца, проце́нтщица
- ростовщи́ца (rostovščíca)A female usurer
- проце́нтщица (procéntščica)A female usurer
Spanish usurera
- usureraA female usurer
Ukrainian лихва́рка
- лихва́рка (lyxvárka)A female usurer
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APA
usuress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usuress
MLA
“usuress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usuress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “usuress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usuress.
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