stockbroker

[stok-broh-ker]

noun

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

stockbroker

/ ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ, ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə /

noun

1. Often shortened to: broker. a person who buys and sells securities on a commission basis for customers

Other Word Forms

• stockbrokerage noun
• stock brokerage noun
• stockbroking noun
• stockbrokering noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockbroker¹

First recorded in 1700–10; stock + broker

Example Sentences

As an equity investor, FrontPoint Partners was covered by Wall Street stockbrokers.

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As a senior there, she accepted a marriage proposal from a stockbroker.

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Powell grew up in Didsbury, Manchester, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt following a few years of gentrification.

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Since that document was signed on May 17, 1792, by 24 stockbrokers who often conducted business under a buttonwood tree outside 68 Wall St., the financial markets have eagerly embraced new technologies.

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After working as a stockbroker on Wall Street, Stewart started a catering business, making every one of her recipes from scratch.

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Related Words

• backer 
• banker 
• broker 
• capitalist 
• entrepreneur 
• merchant 
• operator 
• speculator 
• tycoon