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broker

[ broh-ker ]
/ ˈbroʊ kər /
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noun

an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains, or the like.
stockbroker.

verb (used with object)

to act as a broker for: to broker the sale of a house.

verb (used without object)

to act as a broker.

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Origin of broker

1350–1400; Middle English broco(u)r<Anglo-French broco(u)r, abrocour middleman, wine merchant; compare Old Provençal abrocador, perhaps based on Spanish alboroque gift or drink concluding a transaction (<Arabic al-burūk the gift, gratuity), with -ador<Latin -ātōr--ator

OTHER WORDS FROM broker

bro·ker·ship, nounsub·bro·ker, noun

Words nearby broker

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Words related to broker

merchant, mediator, agent, intermediary, entrepreneur, financier, dealer, stockbroker, intercessor, negotiator, intermediate, go-between, factor, interceder

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British Dictionary definitions for broker

broker
/ (ˈbrəʊkə) /

noun

an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commissioninsurance broker
(formerly) short for stockbroker
a dealer in second-hand goods

verb

to act as a broker (in)

Word Origin for broker

C14: from Anglo-French brocour broacher (of casks, hence, one who sells, agent), from Old Northern French broquier to tap a cask, from broque tap of a cask; see broach 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for broker

broker

A financial agent or intermediary; a middleman.

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