Dictionary

pawnbroker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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Etymology

From pawn + broker.

Meanings

1. A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
   • "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Poverty”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 280:

Forms

Deriveds

pawnbrokeress

Translations (41)

hu zálogkölcsönző (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · sh залагао́нича̄р (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · da pantelåner (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · es prestamista (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · nb pantelåner (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · id pegadai (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · la pignerātor (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ja 質屋 (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · mi kaitaupua moni (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · nl lommerd (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru ростовщи́к (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · sv pantlånare (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru проце́нтщица (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · vo panan (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · el ενεχυροδανειστής (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · hy գրավառու (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru проце́нтщик (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · eo lombardisto (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · nl pandjesbaas (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · cmn 當舖老闆 /当铺老板 (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · uk лихва́р (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · be ліхвя́р (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · fr prêteuse sur gages (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ro amanetar (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru ломба́рдщица (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru ломба́рдщик (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · fr prêteur sur gages (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · et lombard (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ka მევახშე (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · nb onkel (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · fi panttilainaamon pitäjä (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · io lombardisto (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · pl lombardzista (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · pt penhorista (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · ru ростовщи́ца (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · hy լոմբարդի տեր (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · hy գրավապահ (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · de Pfandleiherin (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · cs zastavárník (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · sh zalagaóničār (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security) · de Pfandleiher (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)