Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Soodkhor
सूदख़ोर
said sood-khor
also written: Sudkhor
Meaning
A usurer; one who lives by lending money at interest.
Literally: interest-eater (sood + khor)
Usage & notes
The usurer who battens on interest, a figure of moral condemnation in a tradition that forbids riba; the predatory underside of money-lending.