A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

plural of pawnbroker

plural of pawnshop

The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.

(law) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.

A near-extinct language of North America. / A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. / A ghost town in Geary County, Kansas, United States.

Relating to the Pawnee people or language.

A person of Pawnee origin or descent.

plural of pawner

One who pawns an item.