Pawnbroker

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that lends money at interest in exchange for personal property deposited as security.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See Pawnbroker.
  • n. One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who is licensed to lend money on pledge or the deposit of goods at a legally fixed rate of interest.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pledgee    loaner    lender   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    broker    lumberer    uncle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gold    bookseller    draper    bootmaker    linen-draper