loan shark
noun Informal.
a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
Origin of loan shark
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Words nearby loan shark
loam,
loan,
loan collection,
loan council,
loan office,
loan shark,
loan translation,
loan value,
loan word,
loan-to-value,
loanable
Example sentences from the Web for loan shark
Vincent Asaro was also recorded telling CW-1 about collecting $30,000 on a loan-shark debt only for Di Fiore to demand half.
A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court |Michael Daly |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEASTVincent Asaro is also charged with joining co-defendants Ragano and Jack Bonventre in seeking to collect on loan-shark debts.
A Goodfellas Sequel: A True-Life Lufthansa Figure Comes to Court |Michael Daly |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEASTA loan-shark does not lose much time in matters of this sort.
The Best Policy |Elliott FlowerThen, determined to get something out of the policy, he had gone to a loan-shark.
The Best Policy |Elliott Flower
British Dictionary definitions for loan shark
loan shark
noun
informal
a person who lends funds at illegal or exorbitant rates of interest