ship-broker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The other is a Frenchman, who, says Mr. Jallanby, the Hull ship-broker, was addressed as Vicomte.
From Ravensdene Court by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
Messengers were sent down to Plymouth, his friends having later acquired some clue to his movements, and an influential ship-broker in the town was employed to intercept his flight should he attempt to sail thence.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
He would think it undignified to beat a boy; he wears a black frock coat, keeps novels in his cabin, wears a finger-ring, and tries to look like a ship-broker.
From The Romance of the Coast by Runciman, James
A brass plate said, "R. Bartley, ship-broker and commission agent"; but the man was evidently a ship-owner and a carrier besides; so this miscellaneous shop roused hopes in our versatile hero.
From A Perilous Secret by Reade, Charles
We had all been standing until then, but at this invitation to disclosure the ship-broker motioned us to sit down, he himself turning the stool which the clerk had just vacated.
From Ravensdene Court by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
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