stockbroker

[ stok-broh-ker ]
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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.

Origin of stockbroker

1
First recorded in 1700–10; stock + broker

Other words from stockbroker

  • stock·brok·er·age, stock brok·er·age [stok-broh-ker-ij], /ˈstɒkˌbroʊ kər ɪdʒ/, noun
  • stock·brok·ing, stock·brok·er·ing, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for stockbroker

stockbroker

/ (ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə) /


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

Derived forms of stockbroker

  • stockbrokerage (ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ) or stockbroking, noun

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