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pawnbrokers

pawnbrokers is the plural of pawnbroker.

Meaning of pawnbroker

Noun

pawnbroker (plural pawnbrokers)

  1. A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
    • "We may keep it by us," replied the pawnbroker, "for months; there is no demand for such articles." "But," exclaimed she, eagerly, "I shall soon redeem it!" "So you all say," returned the man, with imperturbable coolness.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Poverty”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 280

Questions about pawnbrokers

What is pawnbrokers the plural of?
Pawnbrokers is the plural of pawnbroker.

Words near pawnbrokers in the dictionary

  1. pawnbrokerages
  2. pawnbrokeress
  3. pawnbrokeresses
  4. pawnbrokeries
  5. pawnbrokering
  6. pawnbrokers
  7. pawnbrokery
  8. pawnbroking
  9. pawne
  10. pawned
  11. pawned off

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