stockbroker

American  

[stok-broh-ker] / ˈstɒkˌbroʊ kər /

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.

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stockbroker British  

/ ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ, ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of stockbroker

First recorded in 1700–10; stock + broker

Example Sentences

Powell grew up in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury, an area which has been variously dubbed the "stockbroker" or "muesli" belt.

From BBC

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

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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