Word Frequency
broker (ˈbrəʊkə
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Definitions
noun
- an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc,
in return for a commission ⇒
insurance broker
- (formerly) short for stockbroker
- a dealer in second-hand goods
verb
- to act as a broker (in)
Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French brocour broacher (of casks, hence, one who sells, agent), from Old Northern French broquier to tap a cask, from broque tap of a cask; see broach1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = dealer, marketer, agent, trader, supplier, merchant, entrepreneur, negotiator, chandler, mediator, intermediary, wholesaler, middleman, factor, purveyor, go-between, tradesman, merchandiser
= organize, run, plan, set up, arrange, construct, put together, get together, marshal, get going, coordinate
Translations for 'broker'
- British English: broker A broker is a person whose job is to buy and sell shares, foreign money, or goods for other people.ˈbrəʊkə NOUN
- Arabic: سِمْسار
- Brazilian Portuguese: corretor de valores corretora de valores
- Chinese: 经纪人
- Croatian: mešetar
- Czech: makléř makléřka
- Danish: mægler
- Dutch: effectenmakelaar
- European Spanish: agentebolsa
- Finnish: välittäjä
- French: courtier
- German: Makler Maklerin
- Greek: μεσίτης μεσίτρια
- Italian: mediatore
- Japanese: ブローカー
- Korean: 중개인
- Norwegian: megler
- Polish: makler
- Portuguese: corretor de valores corretora de valores
- Romanian: broker brokeri
- Russian: маклер
- Spanish: agenteCorredor de bolsa
- Swedish: mäklare
- Thai: นายหน้า
- Turkish: komisyoncu
- Ukrainian: брокер
- Vietnamese: người môi giới
- British English: broker If a country or government brokers an agreement, a ceasefire, or a round of talks, they try to negotiate or arrange it. VERBThey brokered a peace in the country at the end of March.
- Brazilian Portuguese: negociar
- Chinese: 斡旋
- European Spanish: negociar
- French: négocier
- German: vermitteln
- Italian: mediare
- Japanese: 調停する
- Korean: 중재하다
- Portuguese: negociar
- Spanish: negociar
Example Sentences Including 'broker'
"He should have had a woman plan this," muttered Susan Clark, a Brampton real estate broker.Globe and Mail (2003)
' House broker UBS Warburg estimates profits of £120m next year.Glasgow Herald (2002)
As a management broker , he had advised the directors and shareholders to divide the company into two.Somewhere East of Life
He said the man was a broker , it was his job to be anxious.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Most are managed by third-party firms that play the role of the objective broker.Business Today (2000)
Mr Reynolds said discussions with a new broker were advanced and a new broker would be appointed this month.Irish Times (2002)
So I called my broker and told him to get me out of East Asian emerging markets.HOW MUMBO-JUMBO CONQUERED THE WORLD (2004)
There was a fax waiting for me from Josh, my financial broker friend.DEAD BEAT (2002)
You will normally save money by arranging your policy through an insurance broker.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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