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lender vs loan shark

loan shark vs lender

lender and loan shark both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lender Yes No No No
loan shark Yes No No No
As nouns, loan shark is a hyponym of lender; that is, loan shark is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lender:
  • lender: someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
  • loan shark: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Other hyponyms of lender include pawnbroker, moneylender, shylock, usurer.
lender (noun) loan shark (noun)
someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Difference between lender and loan shark

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