someone whose job is to lend money to people in exchange for a valuable object that they can sell if the person does not return the money. The shop they work in is also called a pawnbroker, or a pawnbroker’s.
Synonyms and related words
People who own shops or sell specific things
baker
bookseller
butcher
pawnbroker
noun countable
US /ˈpɔnˌbroʊkər/
Word Forms
singular
pawnbroker
plural
pawnbrokers
DEFINITIONS1
1
someone whose job is to lend money to people in exchange for a valuable object that they can sell if the person does not return the money. The place they work in is called a pawnshop.