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pawnbroker noun
/ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊ.kər/
/ˈpɑːnˌbroʊ.kɚ/ n [C] Definition
a person who lends money in exchange for things which they can sell if the person leaving them does not pay an agreed amount of money in an agreed time
(Definition of pawnbroker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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