I. ˈshīˌläk noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Shylock, merciless moneylender portrayed in The Merchant of Venice (1596) by William Shakespeare died 1616 English dramatist and poet
: an extortionate creditor or moneylender
an international spider web of Shylocks squeezing the heart of hungry multitudes — D.L.Molinari
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to lend money at high rates of interest
exposé of systematic thievery … shylocking, and murder — Current Biography