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shark vs loan shark

loan shark vs shark

shark and loan shark both are nouns.

shark is a verb but loan shark is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shark Yes No Yes No
loan shark Yes No No No
As nouns, loan shark is a hyponym of shark; that is, loan shark is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shark:
  • shark: a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
  • loan shark: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Other hyponyms of shark include moneylender, shylock, usurer.
shark (noun) loan shark (noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
shark (verb) loan shark (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery
Difference between shark and loan shark

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