Definition
A person who lends money in exchange for personal items left as security, which can be sold if the loan isn't repaid.
Etymology
From 'pawn' (a valuable item pledged as security, from Old French 'pan', perhaps from Germanic roots) and 'broker' (Middle Dutch 'brocour', a wine seller or agent). The occupation emerged prominently in medieval Europe.
Kelly Says
Pawnbrokers were historically essential to poor communities—they provided emergency loans when banks wouldn't, yet they've been demonized in literature and law as exploitative. Interestingly, your grandmother's jewelry in a pawn shop is still legally yours until the loan expires, making it a unique financial relationship between trust and collateral.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ገንዘብ ሰጣን
gen-ze-b se-tan
ARالعربية
قرض مرهون
qard mur-hoon
BNবাংলা
পাণ্ডুক
pa-an-duk
CACatalà
prestatger
pre-sta-tger
CSČeština
zahradník
za-hrad-nik
DADansk
pantlåner
pant-lå-ner
DEDeutsch
Pfandleiher
fandt-lay-her
ELΕλληνικά
εισπράκτορας
eis-pra-ktoras
ESEspañol
prestamista
pre-stam-is-ta
FISuomi
panttihuutomo
pan-ti-huu-to-mo
FRFrançais
prêteur sur gages
pre-tur sur ga-zh
HIहिन्दी
पैसा उधार देने वाला
pa-isa u-dhaar dene wa-la
HUMagyar
pénzügyi intézmény
pen-zue-gyi in-tez-men-yk
IDBahasa Indonesia
penukar barang
pen-u-kar ba-rang
IGIG
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
ITItaliano
usuraio
u-su-ra-io
KMKM
អ្នកដោះទ្រព្យ
a-nek da-oh-tro-p-y
KO한국어
담보대출업자
dam-bo-dae-chul-up-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberi pinjaman
pem-beri pin-jam-an
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေ ငွေ လွှဲ
ngwe ngwe lwhe
NLNederlands
pandjeshuis
pan-jes-huis
NONorsk
pantlåner
pant-lå-ner
PLPolski
pożyczkodawca
po-zhych-ko-daw-ca
PTPortuguês
casa de empeño
ka-sa de em-pen-ho
RORomână
împrumutător
im-pru-mu-to-tor
RUРусский
заложник
za-lo-zhnik
SVSvenska
pantlåntagare
pant-låt-an-ta-gare
SWKiswahili
mikopo
mi-ko-po
TAதமிழ்
பொருள் வாடகை
po-rul va-da-kai
TLTL
mangungupa
man-gun-u-pa
TRTürkçe
teminatçi
te-mi-nat-chi
UKУкраїнська
позичальник
po-zy-cha-l-nik
VITiếng Việt
cửa hàng cầm đồ
cua-hang cam do
ZUZU
umthengisi
um-theng-isi