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English
Etymology
From usure, �to practice usury� + -ess|-(e)ss, feminine agent-nounal suffix.
Pronunciation
RP<sup>1</sup> IPA|/�ju����ɹ�s/
RP<sup>2</sup> IPA|/�ju�zj��ɹ�s/
Noun
en-noun|es
- rare A female usurer.<ref name"Cham-def">The Chambers Dictionary (1998)</ref><ref name"OED-def">The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)</ref><ref name"WNav-def">�usuress� listed at <font color"green"><i>W</i><small>OR</small>d</font color><font color"red"><i>N</i><small>AV</small>i<small>GATOR</small></font color><font color"blue"><big>.</big></font color><font color="orange"><i>com</i></font color></ref>
#: That woman � that usuress � only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!
Quotations
seecites
Usage notes
Some English speakers distinguish between the masculine or epicene usurer and the feminine usuress; this is very rare, however, and the vast majority of speakers use usurer in all cases.
Synonyms
loan shark
Related terms
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usurer
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usurial
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usurious
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usury
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Translations
trans-top|A female usurer
French: usurière f
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Spanish: usurera f
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References
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Category:Occupations
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