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pawner


Meanings
  • noun

    A person who pawns items for money.

    - "The pawner accepted my watch as collateral for a loan."
    - "I went to the pawnshop to sell some old jewelry."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with pawner
painer , ranger , stranger
Variants
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pawn , pawned , pawner , pawners , pawning , pawnor , pawnors , pawns
Etymology
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Derived from the Old French word 'paon', meaning 'peasant' or 'country person'. In the context of a pawnshop, a 'pawner' is someone who sells or borrows money against their possessions.


Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the world's largest pawnshop is located in Istanbul, Turkey, and covers an area of over 10,000 square meters?

  2. In ancient Greece, pawnshops were called 'trapeza' and were often run by women. These women were known as 'trapezitraiai' and were revered for their business acumen and financial savvy.


Related Concepts
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  1. pawnshop: A business where people can sell or borrow money against their possessions.

  2. collateral: An asset that is used as security for a loan.


Culture
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In literature, the pawnshop has been used as a symbol of desperation and need. In Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov sells an antique porcelain figurine to a pawnshop in order to fund his plan to murder an old pawnbroker. In music, the Rolling Stones' song 'Angie' includes the line 'I'd sell my soul for you', which can be interpreted as a metaphorical pawning of one's possessions or even one's very soul.

How to Memorize "pawner"

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