gombeen

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Usury.
2. (Ireland, countable, historical, uncountable) A moneylender during the Great Famine.
3. (Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.

Adj

Corrupt, underhanded.

Synonyms

money-lending

gavel

usury

Translations

Wucherei

τοκογλυφία

strozzinaggio

woekerwinst

woeker

usura

aşırı faiz

tefecilik

faizcilik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɒmˈbiːn/

Etymology

From Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest”).