What does "broker" mean?
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
Broker
/ˈbɹəʊkə/ adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A mediator between a buyer and seller.
- Grammar: broker is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: agent, acquire, agent, aircraft charter.
- Useful contrasts: block, deny, direct party.
- Usage evidence: The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mediator between a buyer and seller.
"It is singular how forcibly this passage in my narrative brings to my mind a picture which used to be, some years ago, at a broker's—that charnel-house of the comforts and graces of life. It had been taken out of its frame, and leant in a dark and dusty corner against a perpendicular armchair, whose rigid uprightness seemed suited only to the parlour of a dentist, repose being the last idea it suggested."
- 2 a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission wordnet
- 3 A stockbroker.
- 4 A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
"The peace plan was representative of Benedict's inability to appear as a neutral broker of peace"
- 5 An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
Verb
- 1 To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction. intransitive
- 2 act as a broker wordnet
- 3 To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate. transitive
"When you first arrived on Menae, I had a hard time seeing how you flying off with one of our best generals would benefit our fight against the Reapers. However, as I now watch turian and krogan fighters working together to take down a Reaper destroyer, I must admit I am impressed. You've brokered an alliance that many thought impossible."
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of broke: more broke comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "broker"?
Common synonyms include: agent, acquire, agent, aircraft charter, arbitrator, arrange.
How do you use "broker" in a sentence?
The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza.
How do you pronounce "broker"?
Pronounced /ˈbɹəʊkə/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From broke + -er.
Etymology 2
From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German brukere (“a broker”), Danish bruger (“a broker, user, handler”), Swedish bruk (“use, custom, trade, business”), Old English broc (“use, profit, advantage, foredeal”). Compare also French brocanter (“to deal in second-hand goods”) from the same Germanic source. More at brook.