usurer

Plural: usurers

Noun

One who practices usury, lending money at excessively high interest.
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

Examples

The USURER on the other side of the Words With Friends board always seemed to find a way to make me pay for every letter.

Origin / Etymology

Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).

Synonyms

loan shark, moneylender, shylock, banker

Scrabble Score: 6

usurer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
usurer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
usurer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

usurer: valid Words With Friends Word