Reverse Dictionary: USURY

ADJECTIVES
► DANISTIC pert. to usury → 1656 obs.
► FENERATITIOUS pertaining or given to usury; relating to interest  → 1656 obs.

NOUNS
► DANISM money-lending or usury → 1848 obs.
► GAVEL interest on money lent; usury → a700 obs.
► GAVELLING usury → c1250 obs. rare
► JUICE RACKET usury, loan-sharking, illegal lending → 1988 US sl.
► OCKER ► OKER the lending of money at interest; usury (usually referred to as a crime or sin) → a1225 obs.
► OCKERING ► OKERING the taking of interest; usury → a1300 obs.
► VIGGERISH ► VIGORISH the percentage deducted by the organizers of a game from the winnings of a gambler, and hence to the rate of interest on a usurious loan → 1912 US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BUMMAREE a usurer → 1738 London sl., obs.
► CENT-PER-CENT ► CENT-PER-CENTER a usurer → L17 sl.
► DANIST a usurer → 1623 obs.
► FULKER a pawnbroker; a usurer → 1568 obs.
► GAVELLER a usurer → c1200 obs.
► GRIPES a covetous person; a miser; a usurer → 1592 obs.
► JEW a cheat; a hard bargainer; a sharking usurer → 1659 colloq.
► LAND-SHARK a moneylender; a usurer → M19 sl.
► LENEND a lender, a usurer → a1000 obs.
► MAHAJUN a money-lender, a usurer → 1858
► MONEY SCRIVENER a person whose business it was to raise loans on security, invest money for interest etc., on behalf of clients; a money-broker, a money-lender, a usurer → 1677 rare
► MONEY-BAWD a usurer → 1631 obs., derogatory
► MONEY-MONGER a person who deals in money; esp. a money-lender; a usurer → 1571 arch., derogatory
► MONEY SHARK an avaricious money-dealer; a usurer, an extortioner → 1844 orig. US
► MONEY-SPINNER orig. a person who makes large profits by speculation or usury; later, a person or thing that generates a great deal of money or is very profitable → 1825
► OCCURER a usurer → 1699 Sc. obs.
► OCKERER ► OKERER one who takes interest for the loan of money; a usurer (usually referred to as a criminal or heinous sinner) → a1300 obs.
► PHILISTINE a usurer → 1974 U S sl.
► SHARK one who enriches himself by taking advantage of the necessities of others; a rapacious usurer; an extortionate landlord; a financial swindler → 1713
► SHENT-PER-SHENT ► SHENT-PER-SHENTER a usurer → L17 sl.
► SIXTY PER CENT a usurer → 1853 colloq.

VERBS
► FENERATE to put money to usury; to lend money at interest → 1623 obs.
► OCKER ► OKER to take usury; to lend at interest → c1380 obs.