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moneymonger

moneymonger noun: a moneylender; a usurer.

Noun

moneymonger (plural moneymongers)

  1. A moneylender; a usurer.
    • Marion said they ought to let the sitting room and it would pay half the rent. She wasn't going to slip back into poverty again and be hounded day in and out by lecherous moneymongers. Sebastian volunteered putting in the ad, on condition that they rent to a Catholic.1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, France, published 1955 (France), page 142

Forms of moneymonger

pluralmoneymongers

Origin of moneymonger

From money + monger.

Questions about moneymonger

What does moneymonger mean?
Moneymonger means a moneylender; a usurer.
What part of speech is moneymonger?
Moneymonger is a noun.
What is the plural of moneymonger?
The plural of moneymonger is moneymongers.

Words near moneymonger in the dictionary

  1. Moneymaker effect
  2. moneymakers
  3. moneymaking
  4. moneyman
  5. moneymen
  6. moneymonger
  7. moneymongering
  8. moneymongers
  9. Moneymore
  10. moneyness
  11. moneynesses

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