Wucherer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wuocherære, from Old High German wuohharāri, derived from wuohhar, whence modern German Wucher (“usury”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvuːxəʁɐ/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. usurer (one who loans money at exorbitant interest rates), loan shark

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “Wucherer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wucherer” in Duden online
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