moneylender
noun [C] /ˈmʌn.iˌlen.dər/
/-dɚ/ mainly disapprovingDefinition
› a person or organization whose job is to lend money to people in return for payment: Families with money problems often fall into the hands of the moneylenders and get further into debt.Borrowers and lenders
(Definition of moneylender noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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