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

Zhengbang Liu was working at an Apple store to make money for college when he struck up a friendship with a frequent customer, a stockbroker who worked across the street.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was in that same spirit that 24 stockbrokers got together on Wall Street in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement External link, starting what would become the New York Stock Exchange.

From Barron's

It was in that same spirit that 24 stockbrokers got together on Wall Street in 1792 to sign the Buttonwood Agreement External link, starting what would become the New York Stock Exchange.

From Barron's

In the movie Wall Street, stockbroker Bud Fox told his client: “You once told me, don’t get emotional about stock, Gordon. Don’t.”

From Barron's

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

From BBC

Related Words

• backer
• banker
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• capitalist
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