pawnbroker
noun [C] /ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊ.kər/
/ˈpɑːnˌbroʊ.kɚ/ Definition
› a person who lends money in exchange for things that they can sell if the person leaving them does not pay an agreed amount of money in an agreed timeBorrowers and lenders
(Definition of pawnbroker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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