moneylender
moneylender noun: a person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
Noun
moneylender (plural moneylenders)
moneylender meaning in Hindi and Tamil
moneylender in Hindi
- moneylender
- साहूकार sāhūkār
moneylender in Tamil
- லேவாதேவி செய்பவர், வட்டிக்குப் பணம் கடன் கொடுப்பவர், கடவன்
Synonyms of moneylender
Forms of moneylender
| plural | moneylenders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | money-lender |
| alternative form | money lender |
Origin of moneylender
From money + lender.
Questions about moneylender
- What does moneylender mean?
- Moneylender means a person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
- What is moneylender in Hindi?
- Moneylender in Hindi is साहूकार (sāhūkār). See Moneylender meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is moneylender?
- Moneylender is a noun.
- What is the plural of moneylender?
- The plural of moneylender is moneylenders.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: moneylender (page history and authors); साहूकार (Hindi) (page history and authors); moneylender (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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