moneylender
Example Sentences
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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
Still, Subitra had to sell most of the family’s land to satisfy moneylenders; all that’s left in her name is a small patch of cornfield.
From Los Angeles Times
Guillaume Blanc, a talented but as yet undiscovered artist, engages in an increasingly desperate search for enough cash to fend off a thuggish moneylender.
From New York Times
Shylock is a ruthless Jewish moneylender and principal antagonist in The Merchant of Venice.
From BBC
Otherwise, the land becomes the property of the moneylender.
From New York Times
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