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lender vs usurer

usurer vs lender

lender and usurer both are nouns.

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

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