stockbroker
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Origin of stockbroker
Explanation
A stockbroker is someone who buys, sells, and trades stocks — or shares in companies — for a living. Most stockbrokers work for brokerage firms. People who have money to invest often buy stocks, which is like buying a small portion of a company, and then sell them when they've increased in value. Someone whose job involves buying and selling stocks for clients is a stockbroker. It's more common these days to use the terms "broker" or "financial adviser," but stockbroker has been around since the 1700's, from the sense of a broker as "someone who buys and sells."
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Zhengbang Liu was working at an Apple store to make money for college when he struck up a friendship with a frequent customer, a stockbroker who worked across the street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Bitcoin’s shaky performance as of late has been fuel for skeptics like stockbroker Peter Schiff, a longtime critic of the cryptocurrency.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Powell grew up in Didsbury, Manchester, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt following a few years of gentrification.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
The feeling of freedom, the thrill of sailing through the air, is worth the risk to Barry Blumenthal, 60, a retired stockbroker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
Milgram found that most of the letters reached the stockbroker in five or six steps.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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