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

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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The feeling of freedom, the thrill of sailing through the air, is worth the risk to Barry Blumenthal, 60, a retired stockbroker.

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"Royal Mail is a business that has historically found it difficult to grow revenues by more than costs," says Alex Paterson, an analyst at Peel Hunt stockbrokers.

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Ricardo was this great stockbroker, very cool under pressure, great at doing calculations, very knowledgeable, and he essentially projected out onto the world: “Whoa, what if everyone was an amazing stockbroker like me?”

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Related Words

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