usurer
noun [ C ] formal disapproving uk/ˈjuː.ʒər.ər/ us/ˈjuː.ʒɚ.ɚ/
放高利贷者
a person who lends someone money with the agreement that they will pay back a very much larger amount of money later
Usurers continued to exploit the poor until people could take it no more. 高利贷者继续剥削穷人，直到人们再也受不了为止。
Vast fortunes were made by employers and usurers at the expense of small proprietors. 雇主和高利贷者以牺牲小业主为代价赚取了巨额财富。
See: usury
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- The interest paid by the small farmer to local usurers frequently ranged from 25 to 100 percent.
- The capital accumulated by the merchants and usurers was originally unproductive.
- To remove the dependence of small farmers upon local usurers, loan funds were established in many districts.