Shylock shyish • Shylockism · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · Shylock · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest. Synonyms: usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare. · · Noun Definition 2 Synonyms · · · usurer · · Synonym 1 loan shark · · Synonym 2 moneylender · · Synonym 3 Characters · · S latin capital letter s U+0053 c latin small letter c U+0063 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F y latin small letter y U+0079