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loanshark
loanshark
See also: loan shark
English
Noun
loanshark (plural loansharks)
- Alternative spelling of loan shark.
Verb
loanshark (third-person singular simple present loansharks, present participle loansharking, simple past and past participle loansharked)
- To commit crimes as a loan shark/loanshark; to commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest) especially if collecting under threat of violence.