Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pawnbroker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pawnbroker \Pawn"bro`ker\, n.
One who makes a business of lending money on the security of
personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pawnbroker
n : a person who lends money at interest in exchange for
personal property that is deposited as security
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