n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ī - ˌ läk
Function: noun
Date: circa 1597
1 capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
2 : LOAN SHARK
n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ī - ˌ läk
Function: noun
Date: circa 1597
1 capitalized : the Jewish usurer and antagonist of Antonio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
2 : LOAN SHARK
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012