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What is another word for Pawner?

Pronunciation: [pˈɔːnə] (IPA)

Pawner is a term used to describe a person who pledges their personal property as collateral for a loan. However, there are several other synonymous terms that can be used to refer to this type of person. Some of these include hockshop customer, pledgee, borrower, or pledger. Each of these synonyms has a slightly different connotation or context in which they are used. For example, a pledger typically refers to a person who has given security for a debt, whereas a hockshop customer tends to be a person who frequents pawnshops regularly. Regardless of the term used, the underlying concept remains the same: a person who uses personal property as collateral for a loan.
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The Pawner was a large, clean-shaven man of clerical appearance.
"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax"
Arthur Conan Doyle
If there is any surplus, arising from the sale, he must pay it to the Pawner, and not apply it on another debt that he may owe the pawnee.
"Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman"
Albert Sidney Bolles
Lastly the Pawner is liable for any deficiency after the sale of the thing pawned, unless released by statute.
"Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman"
Albert Sidney Bolles

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