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Definition of pawnbroker : One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.

Synonyms:

Shylock, loan shark, chandler, butcher, lumberer, lender, concessionaire, bookseller, confectioner, draper, druggist, fishmonger, moneymonger, baker, usurer, broker, chemist

Usage examples:

• She bought useful things, and when her husband was out of work she could always get a large percentage of their cost from the pawnbroker.
• The pawnbroker talked Greek to him at once. - "Stingaree", E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung.
• The pawnbroker described him as " a crazy Frenchman of an artist," tall, with a pointed black beard. - "The Dream Doctor", Arthur B. Reeve.