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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈloan ˌshark, n. [countable] [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa person who lends money at rates of interest that are too high.
loan•shark•ing, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
loan′ shark′, [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest;
    usurer.
  • 1900–05, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loan shark n
  1. informal a person who lends funds at illegal or exorbitant rates of interest
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