### Question
Can you define what pawnbroker means?


### Answer
**Pawnbroker** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 921*:

> any person whose business or occupation includes the taking or receiving, by way of pledge or pawn, of any firearm as security for the payment or repayment of money

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 921*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 44-FIREARMS**

