pawnbroker
Example Sentences
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A greedy pawnbroker gets involved, and the pieces are in place for a fable — a surreal one, without the customary lesson at the end.
From Los Angeles Times
You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.
From MarketWatch
You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.
From MarketWatch
Vestiges of Reseda’s small-town beginning still survive in block after block of single-story businesses like the Traders pawnbroker and jewelry store at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way.
From Los Angeles Times
She took a variety of wartime jobs including working in a hairdressers, as a hat maker and - finally - in a pawnbroker's shop.
From BBC
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