broker
Americannoun
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an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
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a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains, or the like.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commission
insurance broker
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(formerly) short for stockbroker
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a dealer in second-hand goods
verb
Other Word Forms
- brokership noun
- subbroker noun
Etymology
Origin of broker
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English broco(u)r, from Anglo-French abrocour, broco(u)r “middleman, wine merchant”; compare Old Provençal abrocador, perhaps based on Spanish alboroque “gift or drink concluding a transaction” (from Arabic al-burūk “the gift, gratuity”), with -ador, from Latin -ātor -ator; alternatively, from Old French brocheor, brokeor “wine merchant,” derivative of broche ( broach ( def. ) )
Example Sentences
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Starting this year, a single request form will allow Californians to demand that data brokers delete their personal information and refrain from collecting or selling it in the future.
From Los Angeles Times
One week before the closing on a 5,300-square-foot condominium in New York City’s Upper East Side, Beth Benalloul, a broker at the Corcoran Group, got a frantic call from the buyer’s agent.
"The accident occurred when a lorry transporting migrants, misled by illegal brokers and unaware of the dangers of their journey, overturned," Biedo said in the statement.
From BBC
The United States, China and Malaysia had brokered a truce to end the fighting between Cambodia and Thailand in July, but that ceasefire was short-lived.
From Barron's
The $65 billion in losses are the largest for a wildfire disaster in U.S. history, according to an estimate by reinsurance broker Gallagher Re.
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