noun, masculine/feminine/pɾestaˈmista/plural: prestamistas
moneylender; usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)
Synonyms: logrero, usurero
Etymology tree Spanish préstamo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish prestamista From préstamo + -ista.