1. The usurer demanded extremely high interest from desperate borrowers.
这个放高利贷者向急需用钱的人索取极高利息。

2. The village feared the usurer who lent money at unfair rates.
村里的人都害怕那个以不公平利率放贷的高利贷者。

3. In history, the usurer was often criticized for exploiting the poor.
在历史上，高利贷者常因剥削穷人而受到批评。

4. He was called a usurer because he charged excessive interest on loans.
他因收取过高贷款利息而被称为放高利贷的人。

A: The usurer refused to lower the interest rate.
A：那个放高利贷者拒绝降低利率。

B: That is why no one trusted the usurer in the town.
B：这就是镇上没人信任那个高利贷者的原因。

1) 放高利贷并收取高额利息的人

2) 旧时对高利贷从业者的称呼
3) 带有贬义的借贷者或放贷人

1. 放高利贷的人

e.g. The usurer exploited poor villagers with high interest loans.
这个放高利贷者用高息贷款剥削贫困村民。

2. 以不合理高利率借贷资金的人

e.g. The usurer was known for charging excessive fees on every loan.
该高利贷者以每笔贷款收取过高费用而闻名。

noun

1. A person who lends money at extremely high and often illegal or unethical interest rates.

Synonym: moneylender, loan shark