loan shark

noun

: one who lends money to individuals at exorbitant rates of interest

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But while there are a few bright spots — chief among them the bits of levity offered by slightly goofy, occasionally clever and generally lovable loan shark Woo-seok (Jeon Seok-ho) — the pace is lumbering. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 After months of searching, the loan shark (Kim Pub-lae) and his accomplice, Woo-seok, finally find The Salesman in a train station, playing another round of ddakji with a potential player. Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025 When Gi-hun runs late, the loan shark and Woo-seok are inevitably captured by The Salesman. Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025 There, Li befriends Mia (Sadie Stanley) and her father Victor (Joshua Jackson), who run a pizza joint and have run afoul of a loan shark, O’Shea (Tim Rozon) who also happens to run a mixed martial arts gym. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for loan shark

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of loan shark was in 1905

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“Loan shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loan%20shark. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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loan shark

noun
: a person who lends money at very high rates of interest
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