English noun: shylock | |||
1. | shylock (person) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | ||
Synonyms | loan shark, moneylender, usurer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lender, loaner, shark | ||
2. | Shylock (person) a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare | ||
Instance hypernym | character, fictional character, fictitious character | ||