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 | ||