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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.

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

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."

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Champions of artificial intelligence say the technology is poised to take over some of the most traditional titles in finance: stockbroker, portfolio manager, financial adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s also linked to the modern evolution of Friday the 13th as an unlucky day, based in part on Thomas Lawson’s 1907 best-seller about a corrupt stockbroker who crashes the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

In any case, practically overnight, Bobby turned himself from a dead stockbroker and incapacitated bon vivant into a live, if somewhat unqualified, agent-appraiser for a society of independent American art galleries and fine arts museums.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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