Pawnbroker - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɔːnbrəʊkər|
Brit.
|ˈpɔːnbrəʊkə|
noun
- a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
Extra examples
He was desperate for money so he hocked his watch to a pawnbroker.
He finally redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.
...the pawnbroker offered what I regarded as a derisory amount for the diamond ring...
Word forms
noun
singular: pawnbroker
plural: pawnbrokers
singular: pawnbroker
plural: pawnbrokers
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