Pawner
/ˈpɔːnər/noun
A person or thing that pawns something, or a chess piece used in play.
Did you know?The chess piece and the money-loan sense both ultimately connect back to the same ancient idea of a 'pledge' or 'pawn,' showing how language can turn a token of value into a piece on the board.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pōnō
“pledge, pawn, security”
Old French
OF
pan
“pledge, security; pawned item”
Middle English
ME
paun
“a pawn; a pledge given as security”
14th-15th Century
English
pawner
“one who pawns; also a chess pawn in some uses”
Modern English
English
pawner
“a person who pawns something; a pawn in chess”