What is "usurers"

Usage examples of "usurers".

There are usurers and sinners nearer the kingdom of heaven than many a respectable, socially successful youth of education and ambition.

God,--to a God who protected murderers if they murdered Jews, and defended robbers if they plundered usurers, who was, indeed, above all law, and was supposed to distribute a violent and arbitrary justice, answering to the vulgar notion of an equity unknown on earth.

The increase of trade was shown by the growing numbers of Jews, the bankers and usurers of the time.

Carnival masks and vicious books were burned, a law of charity and another against usurers were passed-- and the democracy of Florence remained where it was.

He gave notes, took up ruinous obligations, dealt with usurers and all the race of lenders.