Definitions for broker
ˈbroʊ kərbro·ker

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agent, factor, brokerverb

   a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

2. brokerverb

   act as a broker

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. brokernoun

   A mediator between a buyer and seller.

2. brokernoun

   An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.

3. brokerverb

   To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brokernoun

   Etymology: from to broke.

   1. A factor; one that does business for another; one that makes bargains for another.

   Brokers, who, having no stock of their own, set up and trade with that of other men; buying here, and selling there, and commonly abusing both sides, to make out a little paultry gain. William Temple.

   Some South-sea broker, from the city,
   Will purchase me, the more’s the pity;
   Lay all my fine plantations waste,
   To fit them to his vulgar taste. Jonathan Swift.

   2. One who deals in old houshold goods.3. A pimp; a match-maker.

   A goodly broker!
   Dare you presume to harbour wanton lines?
   To whisper and conspire against my youth? William Shakespeare.

   In chusing for yourself, you shew’d your judgment;
   Which being shallow, you shall give me leave
   To play the broker in mine own behalf. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broker

   A broker is a person or firm who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal. Neither role should be confused with that of an agent—one who acts on behalf of a principal party in a deal.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broker

   A broker is an individual or a firm that serves as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, often for financial transactions such as stocks, bonds, commodities or real estate. They facilitate transactions by bringing both parties together and negotiating terms, typically earning a commission or fee once the transaction is completed. The broker does not own the goods or assets but assists in making the trade possible. They typically have expertise in the industry they serve and use that knowledge to match the needs of both parties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brokerverb

   one who transacts business for another; an agent

2. Brokerverb

   an agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own

3. Brokerverb

   a dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc

4. Brokerverb

   a dealer in secondhand goods

5. Brokerverb

   a pimp or procurer

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broker

   brōk′ėr, n. one employed to buy and sell for others: a second-hand dealer: a pander: a commissioner.—v.i. Broke, to bargain, negotiate: (Shak.) to act as a pander or go-between:—pr.p. brōk′ing; pa.p. brōked.—ns. Brok′erage, Brok′age, the business of a broker: the commission charged by a broker: a commission charged for transacting business for others; Brok′ery, the business of a broker.—p.adj. Brok′ing, doing business as a broker: practised by brokers. [M. E. brocour—A.S. brucan; Ger. brauchen, to use, to profit.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broker

   Originally a broken tradesman, from the Anglo-Saxon broc, a misfortune; but, in later times, a person who usually transacts the business of negotiating between the merchants and ship-owners respecting cargoes and clearances: he also effects insurances with the underwriters; and while on the one hand he is looked to as to the regularity of the contract, on the other he is expected to make a candid disclosure of all the circumstances which may affect the risk.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broker

   From the Anglo-Saxon brucan, through the Old English brocour, to use for profit.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BROKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Broker is ranked #25226 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Broker surname appeared 982 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Broker.
   
   89% or 874 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 26 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.1% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Negociate

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'broker' in Nouns Frequency: #2885

How to pronounce broker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say broker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of broker in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of broker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of broker in a Sentence

1. Mike Schellinger:

   The options industry can continue to push retail investors' involvement in exchange-traded options but only if they are in the best interest of the individual retail investor, had the fiduciary regulations been enacted as originally proposed, many IRA investors would have had to change brokers and/or lose access to broker advice.

2. Charles Whitehead:

   If they are the CEO of a shell company that does nothing more than manage the broker-dealer, that's an issue, if all you've done is rearrange the deck chairs so that you are.

3. Paul Ryan:

   We are in the fourth quarter of the House passing this bill which is the fourth committee—that’s when a lot of negotiations intensify near the end of the process, this is called legislating—we have to broker compromises to make sure we draft legislation that can actually pass.

4. Scott Purcell:

   Ouch, states have tools in their arsenal to make life miserable for issuers and to levy fines and force rescissions of completed offerings if the sales are made through anyone other than a licensed broker-dealer.

5. Marco Rubio:

   What he is doing is, he is trying to replace us as the single most important power broker in the Middle East.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=broker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Broker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=broker
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broker
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broker
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=broker
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=broker
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=broker
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html