pawnbroker

American  

[pawn-broh-ker] / ˈpɔnˌbroʊ kər /

noun

1. a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.

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pawnbroker British  

/ ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkə /

noun

1. a dealer licensed to lend money at a specified rate of interest on the security of movable personal property, which can be sold if the loan is not repaid within a specified period

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Other Word Forms

• pawnbroking noun

Etymology

Origin of pawnbroker

First recorded in 1680–90; pawn ¹ + broker

Example Sentences

You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch

You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch

Vestiges of Reseda’s small-town beginning still survive in block after block of single-story businesses like the Traders pawnbroker and jewelry store at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way.

From Los Angeles Times

She took a variety of wartime jobs including working in a hairdressers, as a hat maker and - finally - in a pawnbroker's shop.

From BBC

His father, a manager in a jewellery and pawnbroker's business, had progressed sufficiently in life to be buying his own house.

From BBC