stockbroker
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
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."
Example Sentences
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Soon, they might serve as your stockbroker, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In the movie Wall Street, stockbroker Bud Fox told his client: “You once told me, don’t get emotional about stock, Gordon. Don’t.”
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
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
After working as a stockbroker on Wall Street, Stewart started a catering business, making every one of her recipes from scratch.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
Paul Gauguin started painting when he was a stockbroker in Paris.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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