An extortioner. A swindler. A plunderer.
"A shaver of young Gentlemen, before ever a haire peepe out of their chinnes: and these are Usurers."
Thomas Dekker, The Seven Deadly Sins of London (1606).
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A daily calendar of the world's oldest professions
About Me
- Richard Voorhees
- Voorhees' unabridged dictionary of "The World's Oldest Professions" is available on Amazon and at http://www.rgvoorhees.com. Follow him on Twitter @richvoorhees.
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