pawnbrokernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊ.kər/us/ˈpɑːnˌbroʊ.kɚ/a person who lends money in exchange for objects that he or she can sell if the person leaving the objects does not pay an agreed amount of money in an agreed time
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Borrowers & lenders
- bondholder
- borrow
- creditor
- deadbeat
- debtor
- financier
- guarantor
- lender
- loan shark
- moneylender
- mortgagee
- usury