He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker.
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Pawnbroker
//ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "pawnbroker" (42 found)
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Related words (21)
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Translations
41 translations across 29 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- գրավապահ noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- գրավառու noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- լոմբարդի տեր noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Belarusian
1 entries- ліхвя́р noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 當舖老闆 /当铺老板 noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Czech
1 entries- zastavárník noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Danish
1 entries- pantelåner noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Dutch
2 entries- lommerd noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- pandjesbaas noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Esperanto
1 entries- lombardisto noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Estonian
1 entries- lombard noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Finnish
1 entries- panttilainaamon pitäjä noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
French
2 entries- prêteur sur gages noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- prêteuse sur gages noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Georgian
1 entries- მევახშე noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
German
2 entries- Pfandleiher noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- Pfandleiherin noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Greek
1 entries- ενεχυροδανειστής noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Hungarian
1 entries- zálogkölcsönző noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Ido
1 entries- lombardisto noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Indonesian
1 entries- pegadai noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Japanese
1 entries- 質屋 noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Latin
1 entries- pignerātor noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Māori
1 entries- kaitaupua moni noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- onkel noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- pantelåner noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Polish
1 entries- lombardzista noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Portuguese
1 entries- penhorista noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Romanian
1 entries- amanetar noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Russian
4 entries- ломба́рдщик noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- ломба́рдщица noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- проце́нтщик noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- проце́нтщица noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- zalagaóničār noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
- залагао́нича̄р noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Spanish
1 entries- prestamista noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Swedish
1 entries- pantlånare noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Ukrainian
1 entries- лихва́р noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Volapük
1 entries- panan noun (person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Tom is a pawnbroker.
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Ziri is a pawnbroker.
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Ziri became a pawnbroker.
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