moneylord

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Meaning · English

A person who lends money in exchange for interest; usurer.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

The owner of land and the owner of money let or lent their respective instruments of production and commerce to farmers and merchants, who then surrendered a part of their profits or gains to the landlord and moneylord. The payment to the former was called rent, the payment to the other was called i

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “moneylord” mean?

A person who lends money in exchange for interest; usurer.

Is “moneylord” formal or informal?

moneylord is generally slang.