SHYLOCK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
   Hypernyms(s) Shylock is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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2. Meaning
   • someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
   Synonym(s)
   • loan shark (what does loan shark mean?)
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   • usurer (what does usurer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shylock is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lender (what does lender mean?)
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