"usuress" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌjuːʒəˈɹɛs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌjuːzjəˈɹɛs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: usuresses [plural]
Etymology: usure + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|usure|ess}} usure + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} usuress (plural usuresses)
  1. (rare) A female usurer. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Female people, Occupations, People Synonyms: loan shark Related terms: usurer, usurial, usurious, usury Translations (A female usurer): usurière [feminine] (French), Wucherin [feminine] (German), τοκογλύφος (tokoglýfos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), cămătăreasă [feminine] (Romanian), ростовщи́ца (rostovščíca) [feminine] (Russian), проце́нтщица (procéntščica) [dated, feminine] (Russian), usurera [feminine] (Spanish), лихва́рка (lyxvárka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), jivukan (Volapük)

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          "text": "That woman — that usuress — only lent me £20, but expected £50 back after just one week!"
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      "sense": "A female usurer",
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