stockbroker

[stok-broh-ker]

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noun

a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.

Origin of stockbroker

First recorded in 1700–10; stock + broker

Also called broker.

Related formsstock·brok·er·age, stock brokerage

[stok-broh-ker-ij] /ˈstɒkˌbroʊ kər ɪdʒ/, nounstock·brok·ing, stock·brok·er·ing, noun

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Historical Examples

He came to Paris and entered the office of Mazaud, the stockbroker.
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British Dictionary definitions for stockbroker

stockbroker

noun

a person who buys and sells securities on a commission basis for customersOften shortened to: broker

Derived Formsstockbrokerage (ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ) or stockbroking, noun

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

Word Origin and History for stockbroker

1706, from stock (n.2) + broker.

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Examples from the Web for stockbroker

Contemporary Examples

As Jordan Belfort, a charismatic monster of a stockbroker, DiCaprio is a feral beast; the id incarnate.

Nico is a stockbroker at Deutsche Bank, whose family run a ski shop in England.

But clearly you were not comparing writing to all the very worst professions (lawyer, stockbroker, real estate developer, etc).

My interest in business began at a relatively young age working at a small NYSE stockbroker during my college summers.

Historical Examples

He came to Paris and entered the office of Mazaud, the stockbroker.

I'd much rather be married to a painter than to a stockbroker.

The stockbroker had too short a go—he was carried off in his flower.

My idea was a stockbroker, with an undercurrent of romance in his nature.

Jelfs was a stockbroker and the professional wit of the party.

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Word Origin and History for stockbroker

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